Auto Deploy

Question 1

Auto Deploy server

Answer 1

Serves images and host profiles to ESXi hosts. The Auto Deploy server is at the heart of the Auto Deploy infrastructure.

Question 2

Auto Deploy rules engine

Answer 2

Tells the Auto Deploy server which image profile and which host profile to serve to which host. Administrators use the Auto Deploy PowerCLI to define the rules that assign image profiles and host profiles to hosts.

Question 3

Image profiles

Answer 3

VMware Infrastructure Bundles (VIBs) made by VMware and its partners. They enable you to define standard and custom installation of ESXi hosts. They are generally stored in public software depots.

Question 4

Answer Files

Answer 4

These files store information that the user provides during the boot process. Only one answer file exists for each host.

Question 5

What is the boot filename and option number for auto deploy?

Answer 5

undionly.kpxe.vmw-hardwired, option 67