6.5.1

Reprovision Hosts with Simple Reboot Operations
A simple reboot of a host that is provisioned with vSphere Auto Deploy requires only that all prerequisites
are still met. The process uses the previously assigned image profile, host profile, custom script, and
vCenter Server location.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the setup you performed during the first boot operation is in place.
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Verify that all associated items like are available. An item can be an image profile, host profile,
custom script or vCenter Server inventory location.
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Verify that the host has the identifying information (asset tag, IP address) it had during previous boot
operations.
Procedure
1 Place the host in maintenance mode.
Host Type Action
Host is part of a DRS cluster VMware DRS migrates virtual machines to appropriate hosts when you place the
host in maintenance mode.
Host is not part of a DRS cluster You must migrate all virtual machines to different hosts and place each host in
maintenance mode.
2 Reboot the host.
The host shuts down. When the host reboots, it uses the image profile that the vSphere Auto Deploy
server provides. The vSphere Auto Deploy server also applies the host profile stored on the
vCenter Server system.
Reprovision a Host with a New Image Profile by Using PowerCLI
You can use vSphere Auto Deploy to reprovision a host with a new image profile in a PowerCLI session
by changing the rule for the host and performing a test and repair compliance operation.
Several options for reprovisioning hosts exist.
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If the VIBs that you want to use support live update, you can use an esxcli software vib
command. In that case, you must also update the rule set to use an image profile that includes the
new VIBs.
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During testing, you can apply an image profile to an individual host with the Apply-
EsxImageProfile cmdlet and reboot the host so the change takes effect. The Apply-
EsxImageProfile cmdlet updates the association between the host and the image profile but does
not install VIBs on the host.
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In all other cases, use this procedure.
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