Nexus 9K or NXOS 9000 failed. trying to read config file from on VMWare

When trying to load a Nexus OVA in my lab VMWare cluster I was getting the “failed. trying to read config file” every time I reloaded the switch. I figured out I needed to add a single line to the config:

boot nxos bootflash:/nxos.9.2.4.bin

My full base config is:

hostname nexus9k-template
no password strength-check
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.50.1 vrf management
interface mgmt0
  vrf member management
  ip address 10.0.50.26/24
feature ssh
vrf cont management
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.50.1
boot nxos bootflash:/nxos.9.2.4.bin