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10 Click Activate/Deactivate rules.
11 From the list of inactive rules, select the rule that you want to activate and click the Activate
button.
12 (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 Move up or Move down 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 host locations, image profiles, and host profiles, the
rule that is highest in the list takes effect on the host.
13 (Optional) If you want to test an inactive rule before activation, click Test rules before
activation.
a Select a host from the list and click Check Compliance to view the current status of the
host and the changes that are expected after the activation of the rule.
If the host is compliant with the rule, you do not need to remediate the host after you
activate the rule.
b (Optional) If you want to remediate the selected hosts after the rule activation, enable the
toggle button or select the Remediate all host associations after rule activation check box
to remediate all hosts.
14 Review the list of active rules and click ОК.
15 Reboot the host to provision it with the new image profile.
Update the Host Customization in the vSphere Client
If a host required user input during a previous boot, the answers are saved with the vCenter
Server. If you want to prompt the user for new information, you must remediate the host.
Prerequisites
Attach a host profile that prompts for user input to the host.
Procedure
1 Migrate all virtual machines to different hosts, and place the host into maintenance mode.
Host Type
Action
Host is part of a DRS cluster VMware DRS migrates virtual machines to appropriate hosts when you place
the host in maintenance mode.
Host is not part of a DRS cluster You must migrate all virtual machines to different hosts and place each host
in maintenance mode.
2 Navigate to Home > Auto Deploy.
By default, only the administrator role has privileges to use the vSphere Auto Deploy service.
3 On the Deployed Hosts tab, select an ESXi host.
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