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2 Use PowerCLI to check which vSphere Auto Deploy rules are currently available.
Get-DeployRule
The system returns the rules and the associated items and patterns.
3 Make a change to one of the available rules.
For example, you can change the image profile and the name of the rule.
Copy-DeployRule -DeployRule testrule -ReplaceItem MyNewProfile
You cannot edit a rule already added to the active rule set. Instead, you can copy the rule and replace
the item or pattern you want to change.
4 Verify that you can access the host for which you want to test rule set compliance.
Get-VMHost -Name MyEsxi42
5 Run the cmdlet that tests rule set compliance for the host, and bind the return value to a variable for
later use.
$tr = Test-DeployRuleSetCompliance MyEsxi42
6 Examine the differences between the contents of the rule set and configuration of the host.
$tr.itemlist
The system returns a table of current and expected items if the host for which you want to test the
new rule set compliance is compliant with the active rule set.
CurrentItem ExpectedItem
----------- ------------
My Profile 25 MyNewProfile
7 Remediate the host to use the revised rule set the next time you boot the host.
Repair-DeployRuleSetCompliance $tr
What to do next
If the rule you changed specified the inventory location, the change takes effect when you repair
compliance. For all other changes, reboot your host to have vSphere Auto Deploy apply the new rule and
to achieve compliance between the rule set and the host.
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