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6 Set up your DHCP server to point to the TFTP server on which the TFTP ZIP file is located.
a Specify the TFTP Server's IP address in DHCP option 66, frequently called next-server.
b Specify the boot file name, which is snponly64.efi.vmw-hardwired for UEFI or
undionly.kpxe.vmw-hardwired for BIOS in the DHCP option 67, frequently called boot-
filename.
7 Set each host you want to provision with vSphere Auto Deploy to network boot or PXE boot, following
the manufacturer's instructions.
8 (Optional) If you set up your environment to use Thumbprint mode, you can use your own Certificate
Authority (CA) by replacing the OpenSSL certificate rbd-ca.crt and the OpenSSL private key rbd-
ca.key with your own certificate and key file.
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On Windows, the files are in the SSL subfolder of the vSphere Auto Deploy installation directory.
For example, on Windows 7 the default is C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vSphere Auto
Deploy\ssl.
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On the vCenter Server Appliance, the files are in /etc/vmware-rbd/ssl/.
By default, vCenter Server 6.0 and later uses VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA).
When you start a host that is set up for vSphere Auto Deploy, the host contacts the DHCP server and is
directed to the vSphere Auto Deploy server, which provisions the host with the image profile specified in
the active rule set.
What to do next
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Define a rule that assigns an image profile and optional host profile, host location or script bundle to
the host. For Managing vSphere Auto Deploy with PowerCLI cmdlets, see theManaging vSphere
Auto Deploy with PowerCLI Cmdlets section. For managing vSphere Auto Deploy with the
vSphere Web Client, see the Managing vSphere Auto Deploy with the vSphere Web Client section.
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(Optional) Configure the first host that you provision as a reference host. Use the storage, networking,
and other settings you want for your target hosts to share. Create a host profile for the reference host
and write a rule that assigns both the already tested image profile and the host profile to target hosts.
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(Optional) If you want to have vSphere Auto Deploy overwrite existing partitions, set up a reference
host to do auto partitioning and apply the host profile of the reference host to other hosts. See
Configure a Reference Host for Auto-Partitioning.
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(Optional) If you have to configure host-specific information, set up the host profile of the reference
host to prompt for user input. For more information about host customizations, see the vSphere Host
Profiles documentation.
Using vSphere Auto Deploy Cmdlets
vSphere Auto Deploy cmdlets are implemented as Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets and included in
PowerCLI. Users of vSphere Auto Deploy cmdlets can take advantage of all PowerCLI features.
Experienced PowerShell users can use vSphere Auto Deploy cmdlets just like other PowerShell cmdlets.
If you are new to PowerShell and PowerCLI, the following tips might be helpful.
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