What to read next Managing vSphere Auto Deploy with the vSphere ClientYou can add ESXi hosts to the vSphere Auto Deploy inventory, create, monitor, and manage rules, and host associations by using the vSphere Client. Create a Deploy RuleBefore you provision ESXi hosts with vSphere Auto Deploy, you must create rules that assign host locations, image and host profiles to the hosts. Clone a Deploy RuleYou can use a vSphere Auto Deploy rule as a template and modify only parts of the rule instead of creating a new one. Edit a Deploy RuleYou can edit the name of an inactive Auto Deploy rule, its matching hosts, the host location, the image profile, and the host profile. Activate, Deactivate, and Reorder Deploy RulesAfter you create a vSphere Auto Deploy rule, the rule is in inactive state. You must activate the rule for it to take effect. View Host AssociationsSome ESXi hosts in the vSphere Auto Deploy inventory might not be compliant with the active deploy rules and you must check for compliance. Edit the Image Profile Association of a HostYou can edit the image profile association of a single host if the host is not associated with a vSphere Auto Deploy rule. Remediate a Non-compliant Host Remediate the ESXi host associations when you add a rule to the vSphere Auto Deploy active rule set or make changes to one or more rules. Add a Host to the vSphere Auto Deploy InventoryYou can view the hosts that do not match any vSphere Auto Deploy rule and manually add a host to the vSphere Auto Deploy inventory. Add a Host to a Cluster That Uses a Single ImageCreate a rule in Auto Deploy that assigns a cluster that you manage by a single image as the host location for newly added ESXi hosts. Add a Host to a Cluster That Manages ESXi Configuration at a Cluster LevelCreate a rule in Auto Deploy that assigns newly added hosts tо a cluster that manages ESXi configuration at a cluster level. Working with Script BundlesYou can add a custom script for additional post-deployment host configuration. The script runs after you provision an ESXi host with Auto Deploy. For example, you can create a custom ESXi firewall rule and other configurations not available with Host Profiles. Download vSphere Auto Deploy LogsYou can use the vSphere Auto Deploy logging information from the vSphere Client to resolve problems that you encounter with vSphere Auto Deploy. Start, Stop, or Restart the vSphere Auto Deploy ServiceYou can start, stop, or restart the Auto Deploy service in the vCenter Server Management Interface. Parent topic: Installing ESXi Using vSphere Auto Deploy
