VMWare Vsphere VCSA Graphical Install Creates json
yes it does create its own json
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cat /tmp/vcsaUiInstaller/ovftool-20180809-175238948-20180809-175603497.log |grep -i json
2018-08-09T17:56:04.238-07:00 verbose OVFTool[30966] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Manifest file entry: SHA1(VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.7.0.12000-8832884_OVF10-file1.json) = 1deb658c724767697587d5909c4051c01813e6a1
--> <ovf:File ovf:href="VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.7.0.12000-8832884_OVF10-file1.json" ovf:id="layout.json_id" ovf:size="25562"/>
--> <Description>A string encoding a JSON object mapping port names to port numbers.</Description>
--> <Description>Advanced upgrade settings specified in json format. Optional. Set only for upgrade</Description>
--> description = "A string encoding a JSON object mapping port names to port numbers."
--> description = "Advanced upgrade settings specified in json format. Optional. Set only for upgrade"
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ps aux|grep -i vcsa
one 30656 3.2 0.5 1301368 93476 ? Sl 17:52 0:09 /media/one/VMware VCSA/vcsa-ui-installer/lin64/installer
one 30660 0.0 0.1 321468 27316 ? S 17:52 0:00 /media/one/VMware VCSA/vcsa-ui-installer/lin64/installer --type=zygote --no-sandbox
one 30686 9.5 0.9 1203472 155008 ? Sl 17:52 0:26 /media/one/VMware VCSA/vcsa-ui-installer/lin64/installer --type=renderer --no-sandbox --primordial-pipe-token=AA8FF400C3DED10AF8B8A9961BBF72D7 --lang=en-US --node-integration=true --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=AA8FF400C3DED10AF8B8A9961BBF72D7 --renderer-client-id=4 --v8-natives-passed-by-fd --v8-snapshot-passed-by-fd
one 30734 0.4 0.5 1072436 91628 ? Sl 17:52 0:01 /media/one/VMware VCSA/vcsa-ui-installer/lin64/installer --type=renderer --no-sandbox --primordial-pipe-token=758945DCC6827E2BF8399B10D8557D01 --lang=en-US --node-integration=false --guest-instance-id=1 --enable-blink-features --disable-blink-features --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=758945DCC6827E2BF8399B10D8557D01 --renderer-client-id=6 --v8-natives-passed-by-fd --v8-snapshot-passed-by-fd
one 30966 13.1 0.3 1268676 62372 ? Sl 17:56 0:09 /media/one/VMware VCSA/vcsa/ovftool/lin64/ovftool.bin --X:logFile=/tmp/vcsaUiInstaller/ovftool-20180809-175238948-20180809-175603497.log --X:logLevel=trivia --machineOutput --I:morefArgs --targetSSLThumbprint=F9:93:44:4C:6F:07:E5:32:36:0D:D9:99:88:71:D1:4A:6E:35:ED:DA --acceptAllEulas --powerOn --X:enableHiddenProperties --allowExtraConfig --X:injectOvfEnv --sourceType=OVA --name=UserVMware vCenter Server Appliance --deploymentOption=tiny --prop:guestinfo.cis.deployment.node.type=embedded --prop:guestinfo.cis.deployment.autoconfig=False --prop:guestinfo.cis.clientlocale=en --datastore=vim.Datastore:192.168.1.125:/nfs/nfstestshare --net:Network 1=vim.Network:HaNetwork-VM Network --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.addr.family=ipv4 --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.mode=static --diskMode=thin --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.pnid=areeb.vcenter.lab --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.addr=192.168.1.68 --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.prefix=24 --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.dns.servers=192.168.1.1 --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.gateway=192.168.1.1 --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.ports={"rhttpproxy.ext.port1":"80","rhttpproxy.ext.port2":"443"} --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.root.passwd=insecurepassword* /media/one/VMware VCSA/vcsa/VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.7.0.12000-8832884_OVF10.ova vi://root:insecurepassword@192.168.1.67:443
one 31060 0.0 0.0 14228 944 pts/40 S+ 17:57 0:00 grep --color=auto -i vcsa
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