Auto deploy services, by default, are left disabled and need to be enabled explicitly. Understandably so, unless the environment warrants having specific features, they are left disabled to keep the resource consumption optimal. There are two specific services that need to be enabled to ensure that auto deploy functions as desired. In this recipe, we shall walk through the process of enabling the auto deploy service and image builder service on the vCenter Server Appliance.
Enabling vSphere auto deploy service
How to do it...
The following procedure walks us through enabling the appropriate services to activate Auto Deploy:
- Log in to vCenter Server Appliance.
- Navigate to Home | Administration | System Configuration as illustrated...