In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
Installing an Auto Deploy server
Configuring a TFTP server with Auto Deploy files
Configuring the DHCP server for PXE boot
Testing the PXE boot configuration
Preparing VMware PowerCLI for first use
Preparing vSphere Auto Deploy for provisioning
Choosing an ESXi Image Profile to deploy
Creating a Host Profile
Creating a deploy rule
Activating a deploy rule
Testing Auto Deploy
Enabling Stateless Caching
Performing an Auto Deploy stateful install