November 2019
Beginner
768 pages
32h 29m
English
Auto Deploy installation is a way to PXE-boot your ESXi hosts from a central Auto Deploy server. This method is based on the use of master images with some set of rules to deploy ESXi with the desired specifications. Auto Deploy can also be used with the vSphere Host Profile feature to customize all ESXi hosts, ensuring a consistent configuration within the infrastructure. In a large environment, setting up the vSphere Auto Deploy feature to handle ESXi installations is the most efficient and suitable method to use.
Auto Deploy relies on several components, and the configuration required is more complicated. A vCenter Server must be already present in the vSphere infrastructure to provide the Auto Deploy feature. ...