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IP address and netmask for other VMkernel networks such as storage, vSphere FT, or VMware
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vMotion.
Auto Deploy does not overwrite existing partitions by default.
vSphere installer (DVD or ISO).
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Window 7 or Windows Server 2008 system with Microsoft PowerShell preinstalled.
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vSphere PowerCLI installer binaries downloaded from the Downloads page on the VMware Web site.
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Location of the ESXi software depot on the Downloads page of the VMware Web site. You will use a
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URL to point to the image profile stored at that location or download a ZIP file to work with a local
depot. Do not download the ESXi image.
TFTP installer software such as WinAgents TFTP server. The TFTP server included in Windows 2008 is
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closely tied to Windows network deployment and is not suitable.
DHCP server. The DHCP server included with Windows 2008 is suitable for this proof of concept setup.
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You also need information about and administrator privileges to the environment's core servers including
the ActiveDirectory server, DNS server, DHCP server, NTP server, and so on.
You must have complete control of the broadcast domain of the subnet in which you will deploy the setup.
Ensure that no other DHCP, DNS, or TFTP server are on this subnet.
Install the TFTP Server
Auto Deploy relies on a TFTP server for sending the boot image to the hosts that it provisions. You must
install a TFTP server in your environment.
This task only installs the TFTP server. You later download a configuration file to the server. See
the Auto Deploy and TFTP Environment in the vSphere Web Client,"
Prerequisites
Make sure your system meets the requirements in the Preinstallation Checklist. See
Preinstallation Checklist,"
Procedure
1 Log in to the console of the Windows system on which vCenter Server is installed with administrator
privileges, either directly or by using RDP.
2 Download and install the TFTP server software.
This sample setup uses the TFTP server from WinAgents. The TFTP server that is included with
Windows 2008 is closely tied to Windows network deployment and not suitable for Auto Deploy.
3 Configure the TFTP root directory as D:\Drive or a similar location (for example,
What to do next
Install and set up vSphere PowerCLI. You use PowerCLI cmdlets to write the rules that assign image
profiles and host profiles to hosts. See
Install and Set Up vSphere PowerCLI
You manage Auto Deploy with rules that you create with vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets.
This proof of concept setup installs vSphere PowerCLI on the same system as the vCenter Server system.
You can also install PowerCLI on a different Windows system.
VMware, Inc.
on page 212.
"Install and Set Up vSphere PowerCLI,"
Chapter 7 Installing ESXi
on page 218.
"Proof of Concept
D:\TFTP_Root\
on page 213.
"Configure
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