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3 Select the Name and hosts page and enter a new name of the rule.
4 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.
5 Click OK.
Edit a Rule to Assign a Dierent Image Profile to Hosts
If a rule in the inventory is in inactive state, you can edit the rule and assign a different image profile to the
hosts matching it.
Prerequisites
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Prepare your system and install the Auto Deploy Server. For more information, see Prepare Your
System for vSphere Auto Deploy.
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Create a vSphere Auto Deploy rule. See Create a Deploy Rule.
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, from the list of rules in the inventory select the rule that you want to edit
and click Edit.
The Edit Deploy Rule dialog box appears.
3 Select the Select image profile page to assign an image profile to the hosts that match the rule
criteria.
Option Action
If you do not want to change the image profile Select the Same image profile option.
If you do not want to assign an image profile to the selected
hosts
Select the No image profile option.
If you want to assign a new image profile to the selected
hosts
1 Select the Browse for Image Profile option.
2 Select a software depot from the drop-down menu.
3 Select an image profile from the list.
4 (Optional) If you want to bypass the acceptance level
verification for the image profile, select the Skip image
profile signature check check box.
4 Click OK.
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