This is my script in progress that worked in esx4i
# VMware ESX5 template Kickstart file
# VMware Specific Commands
vmaccepteula
# root password
# auth --enableshadow --enablemd5
rootpw --iscrypted $1$vP/2Aaii$p3x/2htjd5BragreMltBZ/
# Network install type
network --device=vmnic0 --bootproto=static --ip=[IPADDR] --netmask=[NETMASK] --gateway=[GATEWAY] --nameserver=[DNS1] --hostname=[HOSTNAME].xxx.com --addvmportgroup=0
# Clear partitions (clear partitions on local disk)
clearpart --firstdisk=local --overwritevmfs
# auto partition
autopart --firstdisk=local --overwritevmfs
# Reboot after install
reboot
%firstboot --unsupported --interpreter=busybox --level=998
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esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name=vMotion --vswitch-name=vSwitch0
esxcli network ip interface add --interface-name=vmk1 --portgroup-name=vMotion
esxcli network ip interface ipv4 set --interface-name=vmk1 --ipv4=[VMKERNEL] --netmask=[NETMASK] --type=static
# attach vmnic4 to vSwitch0
esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name vmnic4 --vswitch-name vSwitch0
# Enable vMotion on the newly created VMkernel vmk1
vim-cmd hostsvc/vmotion/vnic_set vmk1
# Add new vSwitch for VM traffic, assign uplinks, create a portgroup and assign a VLAN ID
esxcli network vswitch standard add --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name=vmnic1 --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name=vmnic3 --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name=Production --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup set --portgroup-name=Production --vlan-id=10
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# Storage
vim-cmd hostsvc/datastore/rename datastore1 $(hostname -s)-local
# Generate a new scratch directory for this host on a Datastore
scratchdirectory=/vmfs/volumes/$(hostname -s)-local/.locker-$(hostname 2> /dev/null)-$(esxcfg-info -b 2> /dev/null)
# Create the scratch directory
mkdir -p $scratchdirectory
# Change the advanced configuration option
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/update ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation string $scratchdirectory
# enable & start remote ESXi Shell (SSH)
vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh
vim-cmd hostsvc/start_ssh
# enable & start ESXi Shell (TSM)
vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_esx_shell
vim-cmd hostsvc/start_esx_shell
esxcli system settings advanced set -o /UserVars/SuppressShellWarning -i 1
# ntp
### NTP CONFIGURATIONS ###
cat > /etc/ntp.conf << __NTP_CONFIG__
restrict default kod nomodify notrap noquerynopeer
restrict 127.0.0.1
server 0.vmware.pool.ntp.org
server 1.vmware.pool.ntp.org
__NTP_CONFIG__
/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 ntpd on
# Brocade drivers install
%firstboot --unsupported --interpreter=busybox --level=9999
# Enter Maintenance mode before drivers install
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
# Download drivers to /tmp
cd /tmp
chmod +x post_install.cfg
ash post_install.cfg
sleep 10
reboot
#vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
%post --unsupported --interpreter=busybox