After you prepare the DHCP server, you must start the vSphere Auto Deploy vCenter Server service and configure the TFTP server. You must download a TFTP Boot ZIP file from your vSphere Auto Deploy server. The customized FTP server serves the boot images that vSphere Auto Deploy provides.
Procedure
- Use the vSphere Web Client to connect to the vCenter Server system that manages the vSphere Auto Deploy server.
- When the Certificate warning appears, continue to the vCenter Server system.
- Start the vSphere Auto Deploy service.
- In the inventory, navigate to the vCenter Server system.
- On the Manage tab, select Settings, and click Auto Deploy.
- Click the Download TFTP Boot Zip link to download the TFTP configuration file.
- Save the file Deploy-tftp.zip to the TFTP_Root directory that you created when you installed the TFTP Server, and unzip the file.
What to do next
Add a software depot to your inventory and use an image profile from the depot to create a rule for host provisioning.