# Using Ansible for bare metal installation for linux, windows and esx **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** windows, vmware, rhel\ **Created:** [April 18, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-for-bare-metal-installation-for-linux-windows-and-esx/24233 "2017-04-18T07:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinil\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@Dinil\_T](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dinil_T)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-for-bare-metal-installation-for-linux-windows-and-esx/24233/1 "2017-04-18T07:09:23Z")
Hi Team, Curious to know if Ansible can do bare metal installation from scratch by integrating with PXE. The requirement is to install Linux, Windows and VMware from scratch. What I am aiming is to do remote installation for RHEL/SLES/Windows/ESX like the way their native installation techniques of kickstart,… ie, Single approach for remote installation via Ansible. Any inputs are appreciated. Thanks, Dinil ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Redling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@Benjamin\_Redling](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Benjamin_Redling)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-for-bare-metal-installation-for-linux-windows-and-esx/24233/2 "2017-04-20T16:35:45Z")
Hi Dinil, ---
**Author:** ![Bernard\_Landon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@Bernard\_Landon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bernard_Landon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-for-bare-metal-installation-for-linux-windows-and-esx/24233/3 "2017-04-21T12:37:13Z")
Just for you information, I use the Foreman do do bare metal provisioning. With Ansible on top, it's a pretty nice setup.