Configuring Auto Deploy for ESXi hosts
Auto Deploy is the VMware feature that can deploy hundreds of ESXi hosts automatically. To understand Auto Deploy, let's take a look at its architecture:
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So, we need to work through the installation stages by navigating to Image Profile → Host Profile → Auto Deploy.
The Auto Deploy server stores the following information:
- Image state: This is the required software that needs to be run on an ESXi server. The source of this information is the image profile, created using the Image Builder PowerCLI.
- Configuration state: This is the configuration state of the ESXi server. This information is collected from the host profile UI, which is taken from a golden image/template.
- Dynamic state: This is the runtime state that is generated by running the software. The source of this information is the memory...
