You must configure the Auto Deploy plug-in before you can begin using it to manage your ESXi hosts.

Prerequisites

  1. Enable the Auto Deploy service in vCenter.
    • Log in to vCenter and then navigate to Home > Auto Deploy. By default, only users with an administrator role have the privileges to use the vCenter Auto Deploy Service.
    • On the Auto Deploy page, click Enable Auto Deploy and Image Builder to activate the service. If the Image Builder service is already active, select the Configure tab and click Enable Auto Deploy Service.
  2. Add a vCenter to your Automation Orchestrator deployment.

    Log in to the Automation Orchestrator Client and run the Add a vCenter Server instance workflow included with the vCenter plug-in for Automation Orchestrator.

    Note: Each instance of the Auto Deploy plug-in is associated with a single vCenter instance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Automation Orchestrator Client.
  2. Add a vCenter host and image profile depot.
    1. Select the Add an Auto Deploy host workflow.
    2. Select the vCenter that you have added to your Automation Orchestrator deployment and click Run.
    3. Select the Add a depot workflow.
    4. Enter a depot name, enter the depot URL address, and click Run.
      Note: You can find the official VMware depot here.
      You have added a depot to your Auto Deploy plug-in. You can view the image profiles hosted on the depot by navigating to the Inventory page and expanding the Auto Deploy entry.