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parent: 3f2c5f47dea5f8b85da32fb4726f9a5b299f0418
author: kvik <kvik@a-b.xyz>
date: Thu Oct 29 12:48:20 EDT 2020
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+# VMware Vcenter
+
+The following are notes for installing 9front on VMware Vcenter.
+
+Last tested for 9front "Calling Dtracy" and Vcenter 6.7 on ESXi 6.7.
+
+## Pre-Installation
+
+* Get the [iso](http://9front.org/iso)
+* Add the iso to data store (if outdated)
+* Create VM in Vcenter
+
+## VM Settings
+
+* You will need a disk of size 20GB or more, thin provisioned.
+Any smaller and hjfs (and most likely cwfs) will fail to install properly.
+The limit may be smaller, but has not been tested.
+* Set Ethernet Adapter to E1000 **not E1000E**
+* Set hard drive to IDE from SCSI, remove the SCSI controller device.
+
+## Install
+
+Follow normal prompts with the default options bar a few exceptions
+which have been tested and are known to work.
+
+Exceptions (in order of appearance):
+
+* sdC0 for the disk to install to
+* hjfs for the filesystem
+* Install Plan 9 bootloader to the MBR
+* Set the Plan 9 partition active (yes when prompted)
+
+## Notes
+
+The plan9.ini(8) tuple `*acpi=` works for power cycling via reboot(8)
+and fshalt(8).
+
+Audio does not work.
+
+The mouse may not work under the web console, if you have issues,
+attempt to use VMRC. The vSphere client should provide a link to
+download VMRC.
+
+## References
+
+* [9front fqa](http://fqa.9front.org)