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Prerequisites
n Prepare your system and install the Auto Deploy Server. For more information, see Prepare
Your System for vSphere Auto Deploy.
n Create a vSphere Auto Deploy rule. See Create a Deploy Rule.
n 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.
Procedure
Procedure
1 Navigate to Home > 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 Clone.
The Clone Deploy Rule wizard appears.
4 On the Name and hosts page of the wizard, enter a name for the new rule.
5 Select to either apply the rule to all hosts in the inventory or 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.
6 On the Configuration page of the wizard, you can optionally include items in the rule.
Each enabled item adds a new page to the wizard.
Option
Action
Host Location Add the hosts that match the criteria of the rule to a
specific location.
Image Profile Assign an image profile to the hosts that match the rule
criteria.
Host Profile Assign a host profile to the hosts that match the rule
criteria.
Script Bundle Assign a script bundle to the host that match the rule
criteria.
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