With the compute resource for vmware, when creating a new VM through "hosts > new host" in the web interface, I'd like the option to mount a CD (e.g. rhel boot iso) and start a kickstart installation rather than PXE boot or specifying an image to deploy.

So, having chosen to deploy to a vmware compute resource, going to the operating system tab > Provisioning Method would have a new option "Boot CD" (or whatever) after which you can choose a boot CD for it to mount when it first powers on the virtual machine. Another option would be to choose the kickstart file to use. It would be nice to be able to specify other boot options here as well - so custom kickstart options can be entered (not sure how possible this would be!?)

If possible, it would be nice if the kickstart used the details entered on the network page (primary interface options) to configure the network card when booting