a Cloud-Init script for ESXi

This project provide a cloud-init for ESXi. It only covers a subset of the feature of the real cloud-init.

hostname
network (Only the first interface)
root password
SSH key
enable SSH server
enable the ability to start Nested ESXI VM
create a datatore called 'local' with the space left on the root disk

It reads the configuration from OpenStack metadata (HTTP or config-disk). So you can use to deploy ESXi on baremetal with OpenStack Ironic.

You can build a cloud image with the following project: https://github.com/virt-lightning/esxi-cloud-images

Constraint and Limitation

Only the first interface is configured