6.5.1

Table 2‑16. Rule Engine PowerCLI Cmdlets
Command Description
Get-DeployCommand
Returns a list of vSphere Auto Deploy cmdlets.
New-DeployRule
Creates a new rule with the specified items and patterns.
Set-DeployRule
Updates an existing rule with the specified items and patterns.
You cannot update a rule that is part of a rule set.
Get-DeployRule
Retrieves the rules with the specified names.
Copy-DeployRule
Clones and updates an existing rule.
Add-DeployRule
Adds one or more rules to the working rule set and, by default,
also to the active rule set. Use the NoActivate parameter to
add a rule only to the working rule set.
Remove-DeployRule
Removes one or more rules from the working rule set and from
the active rule set. Run this command with the -Delete
parameter to completely delete the rule.
Set-DeployRuleset
Explicitly sets the list of rules in the working rule set.
Get-DeployRuleset
Retrieves the current working rule set or the current active rule
set.
Switch-ActiveDeployRuleset
Activates a rule set so that any new requests are evaluated
through the rule set.
Get-VMHostMatchingRules
Retrieves rules matching a pattern. For example, you can
retrieve all rules that apply to a host or hosts. Use this cmdlet
primarily for debugging.
Test-DeployRulesetCompliance
Checks whether the items associated with a specified host are
in compliance with the active rule set.
Repair-DeployRulesetCompliance
Given the output of Test-DeployRulesetCompliance, this
cmdlet updates the image profile, host profile, and location for
each host in the vCenter Server inventory. The cmdlet might
apply image profiles, apply host profiles, or move hosts to
prespecified folders or clusters on the vCenter Server system.
Apply-EsxImageProfile
Associates the specified image profile with the specified host.
Get-VMHostImageProfile
Retrieves the image profile in use by a specified host. This
cmdlet differs from the Get-EsxImageProfile cmdlet in
vSphere ESXi Image Builder.
Repair-DeployImageCache
Use this cmdlet only if the vSphere Auto Deploy image cache is
accidentally deleted.
Get-VMHostAttributes
Retrieves the attributes for a host that are used when the
vSphere Auto Deploy server evaluates the rules.
Get-DeployMachineIdentity
Returns a string value that vSphere Auto Deploy uses to
logically link an ESXi host in vCenter Server to a physical
machine.
Set-DeployMachineIdentity
Logically links a host object in the vCenter Server database to a
physical machine. Use this cmdlet to add hosts without
specifying rules.
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