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Boot the host using Auto Deploy.
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Extract a host profile from the host.
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Procedure
1 With vSphere Web Client, connect to the vCenter Server that manages the Auto Deploy host, select
Rules and Profiles, and select Host Profiles.
2 Right-click the host profile you just extracted and click Edit Host Profile.
3 Use the default name and description and click Next.
4 Follow these steps to change the default IP address settings.
a Click Networking configuration.
b Click Host port group.
c Click Management Network.
d Click IP address settings
5 From the IPv4 address drop-down menu, select User specified IP address to be used while applying
the configuration.
6 If the host is in a different subnet than the vCenter Server system, select Network Configuration > IP
route configuration > IP route configand supply the default route in the Default IPv4 gateway field.
7 Select Networking configuration and click DNS configuration. In the DNS settings field, make sure
the Flag indicating if DHCP should be used check box is not selected.
8 Remediate the host to update the host customization information.
a Right-click the host, select All vCenter Actions > Host Profiles > Attach Host Profile, select the
profile to attach, and click OK.
b Right-click the host and select Enter Maintenance Mode.
c Right-click the host and select All vCenter Actions > Host Profiles > Remediate.
d When prompted, provide the IP address.
e Right-click the host and select Exit Maintenance Mode.
The IP address is saved as a host customization. The next time you boot, the host customization information
is applied to the host.
Using Auto Deploy with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance
The VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for
running vCenter Server and associated services. The appliance includes an Auto Deploy server that is
disabled by default.
You can use Auto Deploy with the vCenter Server Appliance in different ways.
Use the vCenter Server system on the appliance in conjunction with the Auto Deploy server on the
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appliance.
Use the vCenter Server system on the appliance in conjunction with an Auto Deploy server that you
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install separately on a Windows system.
Use the Auto Deploy server on the appliance in conjunction with a vCenter Server system that you
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install on a different vCenter Server Appliance.
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