VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A Setup Guide - Page 167
Preparing for vSphere Auto Deploy, Prepare Your System and Install the Auto Deploy Server
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Chapter 7 Installing ESXi Table 7‑6. 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. n 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. n 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. n 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. n 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 n Ensure that the hosts that you will provision with Auto Deploy meet the hardware requirements for ESXi. See "ESXi Hardware Requirements," on page 13. NOTE You cannot provision EFI hosts with Auto Deploy unless you switch the EFI system to BIOS compatibility mode. n 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. VMware, Inc. 167