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6. Rule Engine PowerCLI Cmdlets (Continued)
Command Description
Get-DeployOption
Retrieves the Auto Deploy global configuration options.
This cmdlet currently supports the
vlan-id
option, which
specifies the default VLAN ID for the ESXi Management
Network of a host provisioned with Auto Deploy. Auto
Deploy uses the value only if the host boots without a host
profile.
Set-DeployOption
Sets the value of a global configuration option. Currently
supports the
vlan-id
option for setting the default VLAN
ID for the ESXi Management Network.
Preparing for vSphere Auto Deploy
Before you can start to use vSphere Auto Deploy, you must prepare your environment. You start with
server setup and hardware preparation. You must register the Auto Deploy software with the vCenter
Server system that you plan to use for managing the hosts you provision, and install the VMware
PowerCLI.
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Prepare Your System and Install the Auto Deploy Server on page 167
Before you turn on a host for PXE boot with vSphere Auto Deploy, you must install prerequisite
software and set up the DHCP and TFTP servers that Auto Deploy interacts with.
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Install PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software on page 170
Before you can run Auto Deploy cmdlets to create and modify the rules and rule sets that govern Auto
Deploy behavior, you must install vSphere PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. The Auto Deploy
cmdlets are included with the PowerCLI installation.
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Using Auto Deploy Cmdlets on page 170
Auto Deploy cmdlets are implemented as Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets and included in vSphere
PowerCLI. Users of Auto Deploy cmdlets can take advantage of all PowerCLI features.
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Set Up Bulk Licensing on page 171
You can use the vSphere Web Client or ESXi Shell to specify individual license keys, or you can set up
bulk licensing by using PowerCLI cmdlets. Bulk licensing works for all ESXi hosts, but is especially
useful for hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy.
Prepare Your System and Install the Auto Deploy Server
Before you turn on a host for PXE boot with vSphere Auto Deploy, you must install prerequisite software
and set up the DHCP and TFTP servers that Auto Deploy interacts with.
Prerequisites
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Ensure that the hosts that you will provision with Auto Deploy meet the hardware requirements for
ESXi.
See
“ESXi Hardware Requirements,” on page 13.
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You cannot provision EFI hosts with Auto Deploy unless you switch the EFI system to BIOS
compatibility mode.
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Ensure that the ESXi hosts have network connectivity to vCenter Server and that all port requirements
are met.
See
“Required Ports for vCenter Server,” on page 23.
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