You can manage vSphere Auto Deploy with PowerCLI cmdlets to create rules that associate hosts with image profiles, host profiles, custom scripts and locations on the vCenter Server target. You can also update hosts by testing rule compliance and repairing compliance issues.
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vSphere Auto Deploy PowerCLI Cmdlet Overview You specify the rules that assign image profiles and host profiles to hosts using a set of PowerCLI cmdlets that are included in PowerCLI .
Assign an Image Profile to Hosts Before you can provision a host, you must create rules that assign an image profile to each host that you want to provision by using vSphere Auto Deploy.
Write a Rule and Assign a Host Profile to Hosts vSphere Auto Deploy can assign a host profile to one or more hosts. The host profile might include information about storage configuration, network configuration, or other characteristics of the host. If you add a host to a cluster, that cluster's host profile is used.
Write a Rule and Assign a Host to a Folder or Cluster vSphere Auto Deploy can assign a host to a folder or cluster. When the host boots, vSphere Auto Deploy adds it to the specified location on the vCenter Server . Hosts assigned to a cluster inherit the cluster's host profile.
Configure a Stateless System by Running a Custom Script You can use vSphere Auto Deploy to configure one or more hosts by associating custom scripts with a vSphere Auto Deploy rule.
Test and Repair Rule Compliance When you add a rule to the vSphere Auto Deploy rule set or make changes to one or more rules, hosts are not updated automatically. vSphere Auto Deploy applies the new rules only when you test their rule compliance and perform remediation.
Register a Caching Proxy Server Address with vSphere Auto Deploy Simultaneously booting large number of stateless hosts places a significant load on the vSphere Auto Deploy server. You can load balance the requests between the vSphere Auto Deploy server and one or more proxy servers that you register with vSphere Auto Deploy.