VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A Setup Guide - Page 208
Auto Deploy Host Does Not Network Boot, Auto Deploy Host Does Not Get a DHCP Assigned Address
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vSphere Installation and Setup Cause No image profile is currently associated with this host. Solution You can temporarily assign an image profile to the host by running the Apply-EsxImageProfile cmdlet. You can permanently assign an image profile to the host as follows. 1 Run the New-DeployRule cmdlet to create a rule that includes a pattern that matches the host with an image profile. 2 Run the Add-DeployRule cmdlet to add the rule to a ruleset. 3 Run the Test-DeployRuleSetCompliance cmdlet and use the output of that cmdlet as the input to the Repair-DeployRuleSetCompliance cmdlet. Auto Deploy Host Does Not Network Boot The host you provision with Auto Deploy comes up but does not network boot. Problem When you attempt to boot a host provisioned with Auto Deploy, the host does not start the network boot process. Cause You did not enable your host for network boot. Solution 1 Reboot the host and follow the on-screen instructions to access the BIOS configuration. If you have an EFI host, you must switch the EFI system to BIOS compatibility mode. 2 In the BIOS configuration, enable Network Boot in the Boot Device configuration. Auto Deploy Host Does Not Get a DHCP Assigned Address The host you provision with Auto Deploy fails to get a DHCP Address. Problem When you attempt to boot a host provisioned with Auto Deploy, the host performs a network boot but is not assigned a DHCP address. The Auto Deploy server cannot provision the host with the image profile. Cause You might have a problem with the DHCP service or with the firewall setup. Solution 1 Check that the DHCP server service is running on the Windows system on which the DHCP server is set up to provision hosts. a Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. b Double-click Services to open the Services Management panel. c In the Services field, look for the DHCP server service and restart the service if it is not running. 2 If the DHCP server is running, recheck the DHCP scope and the DHCP reservations that you configured for your target hosts. If the DHCP scope and reservations are configured correctly, the problem most likely involves the firewall. 208 VMware, Inc.