Automaitcally install ISO/OVA and Configure Network

HI Guys,

I have a requirement for my Testing Environment where I need to Automate installation procedure for ISO/OVA on ESX.  following are the tasks i want to automate.

1. Install ISO/OVA Automatically
2. Configure Network
3. Copy the script from other machine and run it.

I came to know that there are two technologies which can help me automate mentioned task as mention below, Would someone let me know which one would be better for my requirement.

• PXE Boot
• VWvare APIs ( I will be using Per SDK)