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3 Select the Select host location page and select a host location for the hosts matching the rule.
Option Action
If you do not want to select a host location Select the Do not include a location check box.
If you want to select a specific location for the selected hosts Select a data center, folder, or cluster as host location.
4 Click OK.
Activate, Deactivate, and Reorder Deploy Rules
After you create a vSphere Auto Deploy rule, the rule is in inactive state. You must activate the rule for it
to take effect. You can use the Activate and Reorder wizard to activate, deactivate, and change the order
of the rules.
The upper list on the Activate and Reorder page of the wizard displays the rules in the active rule set.
The lower list displays the inactive rules.
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, click Activate/Deactivate rules.
The Activate and Reorder wizard appears.
3 (Optional) If you want to deactivate an active rule, select the rule from the active rules list and click
the Deactivate button.
4 From the list of inactive rules, select the rule that you want to activate and click the Activate button.
5 (Optional) If you want to reorder the rules in the active rule list, select a rule that you want to move up
or down in the list and click the Move up or Move down icon above the list of active rules.
The rules are listed by priority. For example, if two or more rules apply to the same host but are set to
provision the host with different image profiles, host profiles, and locations, the rule that is highest in
the list takes effect on the host.
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