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+# See https://github.com/coreos/coreos-assembler/pull/298
+size: 16
+
+# Disable networking by default on firstboot. We can drop this once cosa stops
+# defaulting to `ip=dhcp,dhcp6 rd.neednet=1` when it doesn't see this key.
+ignition-network-kcmdline: []
+
+# In OKD, keep OpenShift metadata on our container image, but xref https://github.com/openshift/os/issues/1047
+ostree-container-inject-openshift-cvo-labels: true
+
+# vmware-secure-boot changes the EFI secure boot option.
+# set false here due to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106055
+vmware-secure-boot: false
+
+# rhel9_64Guest requires hardware version 18 and vSphere 7.0U3
+# https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88157
+vmware-os-type: rhel8_64Guest
+# VMware hardware versions: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746
+# Supported VMware versions: https://lifecycle.vmware.com/
+vmware-hw-version: 15