Auto Deploy Components

Question 1

Auto Deploy server

Answer 1

Uses a rules engine, a set of images, a set of host profiles, and required infrastructure to manage ESXi deployments.

Question 2

Rules engine

Answer 2

Assigns image profiles and host profiles to each host.

Question 3

Host profile

Answer 3

Defines host-specific configurations, such as networking, NTP, and host permissions. You can use host customization in conjunction with host profiles to provide details that are unique to each host, such as IP address.

Question 4

Auto Deploy PowerCLI

Answer 4

Servers as a command-line engine for driving Auto Deploy.

Question 5

Image Builder PowerCLI

Answer 5

Servers as a command-line engine for building images.

Question 6

vCenter Server

Answer 6

Manages the vSphere inventory and provides host profiles.

Question 7

DHCP server

Answer 7

Provides IP configuration to the host and redirects the host to the PXE server.

Question 8

PXE server

Answer 8

Boots the host and directs it to the TFTP server.

Question 9

TFTP server

Answer 9

Provides the appropriate boot image.

Question 10

Software depot

Answer 10

Holds a collection of VIBs either online (accessible via HTTP) or offline (accessible via a USB drive or CD/DVD).

Question 11

Image profile

Answer 11

Holds a collection of VIBs used to install the ESXi server and saved as ZIP files or ISO images. You can obtain image profiles from VMware and VMware partners, and you can create custom image profiles by using ESXi Image Builder.

Question 12

vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB)

Answer 12

Packages a collection of files (such as drivers) into an archive similar to a ZIP file. Each VIB is released with an acceptance level that cannot be changed. The host acceptance level assigned to each host determines which VIBs can be installed to the host. These are the acceptance levels, from highest to lowest:

1. VMwareCertified
2. VMwareAccepted
3. PartnerSupported
4. CommunitySupported