Troubleshooting vSphere Auto Deploy

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The vSphere Auto Deploy troubleshooting topics offer solutions for situations when provisioning hosts with vSphere Auto Deploy does not work as expected.

vSphere Auto Deploy TFTP Timeout Error at Boot Time
A TFTP Timeout error message appears when a host provisioned with vSphere Auto Deploy boots. The text of the message depends on the BIOS.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host Boots with Wrong Configuration
A host is booting with a different ESXi image, host profile, or folder location than the one specified in the rules.
Host Is Not Redirected to vSphere Auto Deploy Server
During boot, a host that you want to provision with vSphere Auto Deploy loads iPXE. The host is not redirected to the vSphere Auto Deploy server.
Package Warning Message When You Assign an Image Profile to a vSphere Auto Deploy Host
When you run a vSphere PowerCLI cmdlet that assigns an image profile that is not vSphere Auto Deploy ready, a warning message appears.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host with a Built-In USB Flash Drive Does Not Send Coredumps to Local Disk
If your vSphere Auto Deploy host has a built-in USB flash drive, and an error results in a coredump, the coredump is lost. Set up your system to use ESXi Dump Collector to store coredumps on a networked host.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host Reboots After Five Minutes
A vSphere Auto Deploy host boots and displays iPXE information, but reboots after five minutes.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host Cannot Contact TFTP Server
The host that you provision with vSphere Auto Deploy cannot contact the TFTP server.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host Cannot Retrieve ESXi Image from vSphere Auto Deploy Server
The host that you provision with vSphere Auto Deploy stops at the iPXE boot screen.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host Does Not Get a DHCP Assigned Address
The host you provision with vSphere Auto Deploy fails to get a DHCP Address.
vSphere Auto Deploy Host Does Not Network Boot
The host you provision with vSphere Auto Deploy comes up but does not network boot.
Recovering from Database Corruption on the vSphere Auto Deploy Server
In some situations, you might have a problem with the vSphere Auto Deploy database. The most efficient recovery option is to replace the existing database file with the most recent backup.

Parent topic: Installing ESXi

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