Chapter 5. Using vSphere Auto Deploy
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Installing an Auto Deploy server
- Configuring a TFTP server with Auto Deploy files
- Configuring the DHCP server for PXE boot
- Testing the PXE boot configuration
- Preparing VMware PowerCLI for first use
- Preparing vSphere Auto Deploy for provisioning
- Choosing an ESXi Image Profile to deploy
- Creating a Host Profile
- Creating a deploy rule
- Activating a deploy rule
- Testing Auto Deploy
- Enabling Stateless Caching
- Performing an Auto Deploy stateful install
Introduction
In a large environment, deploying and upgrading ESXi hosts is an activity that requires a lot of planning and manual work. For instance, if you were to deploy a set of 50 ESXi hosts in an environment, then you might ...
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