VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A Setup Guide - Page 197

Chapter 7 Installing ESXi If you never started Auto Deploy on the appliance, this step is not necessary. By default, the Auto Deploy daemon is not running. 2 The next step depends on whether you want to confirm the vCenter Server thumbprint while registering. n Register and pass in a thumbprint that you created earlier as part of the registration. autodeploy-register --register -a vcenter-ip -u username -w password-R -T thumbprint n Register without using a thumbprint. autodeploy-register --register -a vcenter-ip -u username -w password -R 3 Restart the Auto Deploy daemon service vmware-rbd-watchdog restart Host Customization in the vSphere Web Client To customize hosts with shared attributes, you can create a host profile in a reference host. To customize individual hosts, you can set up some fields in the host profile to prompt the user for input for each host. Host profiles allow you to prespecify information, for example, the storage setup or Syslog setup in a reference host to and apply the host profile to a set of target hosts that share the same settings. You can also use host profiles to specify that certain settings are host dependent. If you do so, the host comes up in maintenance mode when you provision it with Auto Deploy. Remediate the host or reset the host customization to be prompted for input. The system stores your input and uses it the next time the host boots. NOTE The host customization is not stored in a location or format that administrators can access. Use the Host Profiles UI in the vSphere Web Client to modify customization. When the host profile is set to prompt for user input, you must specify a value in the dialog that appears when you reset the host customization. An error results if you do not specify a value. Table 7‑11. Host Profile Options that Prompt for iSCSI User Input Information to Request User Input For Setting the Host Profile Option When you apply a host profile on a system that includes a profile for iSCSI, you are prompted for several properties. For many of the properties, a system default is available. For some properties, you must specify a value or an error results. IQN name If the iSCSI setup uses an IQN name, you are prompted when you apply the host profile. You cannot continue until you provide the name. 1 Select Edit Host Profile, click Storage configuration, and click iSCSI Initiator Configuration. 2 Select the folder for an already enabled initiator and set up the initiator. 3 Set up the initiator. For many fields, the user is prompted as part of host customization. CHAP information If you set up iSCSI to require CHAP authentication, you are prompted for CHAP information including the user name and the secret when you apply the host profile. You cannot continue until you provide the name. VMware, Inc. 197