VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 210

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2 Check that the Auto Deploy server is running.
a Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
b Double-click Services to open the Services Management panel.
c In the Services field, look for the VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter service and restart the
service if it is not running.
3 Open a Web browser, enter the following URL, and check whether the Auto Deploy server is accessible.
https://Auto_Deploy_Server_IP_Address:Auto_Deploy_Server_Port/vmw/rdb
N Use this address only to check whether the server is accessible.
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4 If the server is not accessible, a firewall problem is likely.
a Try setting up permissive TCP Inbound rules for the Auto Deploy server port.
The port is 6501 unless you specified a different port during installation.
b As a last resort, disable the firewall temporarily and enable it again after you verified whether it
blocked the traffic. Do not disable the firewall on production environments.
To disable the firewall, run
netsh firewall set opmode enable
Recovering from Database Corruption on the Auto Deploy Server
In some situations, you might have a problem with the Auto Deploy database. The most efficient recovery
option is to replace the existing database file with the most recent backup.
Problem
When you use Auto Deploy to provision the ESXi hosts in your environment, you might encounter a
problem with the Auto Deploy database.
I This is a rare problem. Follow all other Auto Deploy troubleshooting strategies before you
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replace the current database file. Rules or associations that you created since the backup you choose are lost.
Cause
This problem happens only with hosts that are provisioned with Auto Deploy.
Solution
1 Stop the Auto Deploy server service.
2 Find the Auto Deploy log by going to the Auto Deploy page in the vSphere Web Client.
3 Check the logs for the following message:
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed.
If you see the message, replace the existing database with the most recent backup.
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netsh firewall set opmode disable
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. To enable the firewall, run
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