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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.
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, 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 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.
6 (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.
7 Review the list of active rules and click ОК.
Results
On the Deploy Rules tab, the rule is listed as active in the Status column.
What to do next
n View the host location, image profile, host profile, and added script bundles. See View Host
Associations.
n Remediate non-compliant hosts. See Remediate a Non-compliant Host.
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