Specifications

You must install the vSphere Auto Deploy server separately for each instance of vCenter Server that you
plan to use the vSphere Auto Deploy with. vSphere Auto Deploy is not supported with vCenter Server
versions earlier than version 5.0. You must upgrade vSphere Auto Deploy when you upgrade vCenter
Server. vSphere Auto Deploy is supported only in the same version as the corresponding vCenter Server.
vSphere Auto Deploy supports both IPv4 and IPv6. However, vSphere Auto Deploy uses a PXE boot
infrastructure that supports only IPv4. You can use vSphere Auto Deploy in a mixed IPv4-IPv6 environment
or an IPv4-only environment, but not in an IPv6-only environment.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have administrator privileges
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Verify that the host machine has Windows Installer 3.0 or later.
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Verify that the host machine has a supported processor and operating system. vSphere Auto Deploy
supports the same processors and operating systems as vCenter Server.
Gather the following information to complete the installation or upgrade:
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The location to install vSphere Auto Deploy in, if you are not using the default location.
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The location for the vSphere Auto Deploy repository. Do not use a network share for the repository.
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(Optional) The maximum size for the vSphere Auto Deploy repository. Best practice is to allocate 2GB
to have enough room for four image profiles and some extra space. Each image profile requires
approximately 350MB. Determine how much space to reserve for the vSphere Auto Deploy repository
by considering how many image profiles you expect to use. The specified disk must have at least that
much free space.
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The address and credentials of the vCenter Server that you are installing the vSphere Auto Deploy
feature for: IP address or name, HTTP port, user name, and password.
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The vSphere Auto Deploy server port, if you are not using the default setting.
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The host name or IP address to identify vSphere Auto Deploy on the network.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer.
2 Select vSphere Auto Deploy and click Install.
3 Follow the wizard prompts to complete the installation or upgrade.
Install or Upgrade vSphere Authentication Proxy
Install vSphere Authentication Proxy to enable ESXi hosts to join a domain without using Active Directory
credentials. vSphere Authentication Proxy enhances security for PXE-booted hosts and hosts that are
provisioned using Auto Deploy, by removing the need to store Active Directory credentials in the host
configuration.
If an earlier version of the vSphere Authentication Proxy is installed on your system, this procedure
upgrades the vSphere Authentication Proxy to the current version.
You can install vSphere Authentication Proxy on the same machine as the associated vCenter Server, or on a
different machine that has network connection to the vCenter Server. The vSphere Authentication Proxy is
not supported with vCenter Server versions earlier than version 5.0.
The vSphere Authentication Proxy service binds to an IPv4 address for communication with vCenter Server,
and does not support IPv6. The vCenter Server can be on a host machine in an IPv4-only, IPv4/IPv6 mixed-
mode, or IPv6-only network environment, but the machine that connects to the vCenter Server through the
vSphere Web Client must have an IPv4 address for the vSphere Authentication Proxy service to work.
vSphere Upgrade
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