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n Detailed help: Get-Help cmdlet_name -Detailed
Note When you run vSphere Auto Deploy cmdlets, provide all parameters on the command line
when you invoke the cmdlet. Supplying parameters in interactive mode is not recommended.
Table 5-17. 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.
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