DRS vCLS not being created after using kickstart script

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

After deploying new ESXi using Scripted ESXi Installation vCLS VM are not getting deployed.

Environment

vSphere 8.x

Cause

If you use hostname in script in example as Host-01 dot will be added when host is created and name will be host-01.

If you use FQDN dot will not be added.

 

Resolution

In script use FQDN for hostname 

 

in example

 

accepteula
rootpw --iscrypted ####
network --bootproto=static --ip=##### --gateway=##### --nameserver=###### --netmask=##### --hostname=FQDN --device=vmnic0