How to do it...

The following procedure prepares the vSphere environment to work with auto deploy:

  1. Log in to vCenter Server.
  2. Navigate to Home | Host Profiles as shown here:
  3. Click on Extract Profile from host as shown:       
  4. Choose a reference host based on which new hosts can be deployed and click on Finish:
  5. Navigate to Home | Auto Deploy.
  6. Click on Software Depots | Import Software Depot, provide a suitable name and browse to the downloaded ...

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