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What to do next
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Activate a vSphere Auto Deploy rule. See Activate, Deactivate, and Reorder Deploy Rules.
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Edit a vSphere Auto Deploy rule. See Editing a Deploy Rule.
Start the Clone Deploy Rule Wizard
You can clone an existing vSphere Auto Deploy rule by using the Clone Deploy Rule wizard.
Procedure
1 On the vSphere Web Client Home page, click Auto Deploy.
By default, only the Administrator role has privileges to use the vSphere Auto Deploy service.
2 On the Deploy Rules tab, select a rule from the list.
3 Click the Clone icon.
The Clone Deploy Rule wizard appears.
Name the Rule and Define Matching Criteria in the Clone Deploy Rule Wizard
When you start the Clone Deploy Rule wizard to clone a vSphere Auto Deploy rule, you must first
choose whether to keep the default name of the cloned rule and whether to change the matching criteria
of the rule.
Procedure
1 On the Name and hosts page of the wizard, enter a name for the new rule.
2 Select a pattern to apply the rule to the hosts in the inventory.
You can select to apply the rule to all the hosts in the inventory or to apply the rule only to hosts that
match a specific pattern. You can select one or more patterns.
For example, the rule can apply only to hosts in a vCenter Single Sign-On domain, with a specific
host name, or that match a specific IPv4 range.
3 Click Next.
Select an Image Profile in the Clone Deploy Rule Wizard
In the Clone Deploy Rule wizard, you can optionally assign an image profile to the hosts that match the
rule criteria or keep the same image profile that the cloned rule uses.
Prerequisites
If you want to include an image profile to the rule, verify that the software depot you need is added to the
inventory. See Add a Software Depot or Import a Software Depot.
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