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• Auto Deploy, host profile and answer files

  Hello

  I'm busy trying to learn a little more about Auto deploy. I'm trying to figure out what is the best practice when it comes to the part host profiles of the automatic process of deploy. The way I see there are two ways to use host profiles.

  (1) for each host, I create a separate host profile and create necessary deployment rules, one rule per host.

  (2) I create a host profile and only one rule of deployment and then use the response file option to create the unique settings of the host.

  I've set up two option, option 2 seems less reliable while option 1 works every time. So my main question is what is the recommended method to use profiles to host with Auto deploy.

  Thank you

  Hello

  It is usually done through your supplied option 2.

  Create a profile from a host of reference and apply this profile to a host or a cluster.  Usually a cluster or however you define your deployment rules.  Update of the personalization of the host, then remove it from maintenance mode.

  Documentation on the profiles of the host.

  Here a documentation to Auto deploy

  I am a big fan or Pluralsight and Nash did a great job in this series.

  Training, Pluralsight

  Course: VMware vSphere Optimize & scale series

  Part 3: Monitoring & Automation

  Section: Self help to deploy for the deployment of ESXi

  So, that is the 'best practice' or ' recommended?  Good question.  Which is usually answered by - what is best for you!

  I hope this helps a little.

• Auto deploy hangs to the pxe boot

  Has anyone seen this error before?  AutoDeploy hangs during the boot process.  It loads iPXE, retrieves the URL https://my.autodeploy.server:6501 / vmw/rbd/tramp.  It crashes and eventuall fails when trying to post to/vmw/rbd/host-register? bootmac = ${mac}

  I restarted the server autodeploy. Run vmware vsphere auto deploy v5.1.0.4058 version 774808.  My next step is to upgrade auto deploy later.

  

  Did you use stateless-cache option (defined in the profile of the host). This would have created the partition on your drive, remove it and try.

  Another possibility could be, downloaded to autodeploy image would be corrupted.  Download the image once more with the name of profile of different image and set to host and try to start the stateless person once more.

  Nithin-

• Auto deploy a Post Install Actions

  I'm trying to find a good solution which will create a VM to a model as a post install activity after a 5.5 ESXi host is created via Auto deploy.  Here's the general idea...

  Bare metal-> ESXi (deployed self)-> create Virtual Machine (s)

  The whole process needs to be automated.  Power on the host, ESXi installed, created virtual machines... done.  I thought that vRealize Automation (VRA) that comes with vCenter might be the way to go, but I don't know how would be VRA called/activated at the end of the auto deploy processes.  Are there other options?

  I was talking with a guy on IRC #vmware and he stressed the vRealize Auto deploy plugin which can be the way to go.  Post the link here in case someone else needs it...

  https://my.VMware.com/en/group/VMware/get-download?downloadGroup=VCO_AUTODEPLOY_PLUGIN_510

• Cisco ucs with VMware 5 auto deploy

  Hello

  In our lab, I test with 5 VMware and Cisco UCS. We run UCSM 2.0 (1 m). I am now to test the auto hand deploy. I have auto configuration to deploy in VMware and it works (first of all, I had some problems with DHCP on windows which is solved in version 2.0 of UCSM (q)). vSphere gets deployed to the blade. When the blade (vShpere) wants to connect to vCenter I get an error of vCenter has enough licesing for this action. I loaded a lot of low-income VMware. When I create a virtual machine, it starts perfectly and apears in vCenter.

  I search on the internet for people who have the problem of the simailer, but could not find.

  Some body the same problem our help me?

  Thanks in advance,

  Robin

  Robin,

  This looks more like a VC related question (UCS) platform.  UCS has no effect on the functionality of licenses of the VC.

  If the host does not connect to the CR, how are you VMs to "start perfectly and appear in vCenter?

  Kind regards

  Robert

• Auto deploy several error Script of VMS

  Hi guys,.

  I am creating several virtual machines with unique IP address and the name NetBIOS for each VM thrugh a Powershell script. Here is my scenario:

  I have 2 virtual machines on one of my server x.x.x.x

  
  1 Autodeploy-1 - the virtual machine on which I run the script through vSphere PowerCLI
  2 AutoDeployVM - model that I use to create other virtual machines.

  #Script

  # Virtual Center details

  $server_address = "xxxx".
  $username = "xxx".
  $password = "xxxxxx".

  # Vm details
  $destination_host = "xxxx".
  $template_name = "AutodeployVM".
  $datastore_name = ' dataStore1 (9).

  $customization = "customfile"
  
  

  # Name of the VMs in this table
  $array = "VPS-Test1″,"VPS-Test2″»"
  $iparray = "x.x.x.1″, x.x.x.2″ «»
  $a = 0

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $server_address-protocol https - User $username - Password $password

  foreach ($vm in $array)
  {

  Get-OSCustomizationSpec $customization | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping -IpMode UseStaticIP -IpAddress $IParray[$a] -SubnetMask z.z.0.0 -DefaultGateway y.y.y.y -Dns x.x.x.35,x.x.x.36

  $vm = New-VM-name $vm - model $template_name - host Datastore $destination_host - $datastore_name -OSCustomizationSpec $customization

  -Confirm: $false $a = $a + 1

  }

  I placed the customization file (customfile) in the same folder where the script is. Here is the content of my customfile:

  New-OSCustomizationSpec-name Spec - OSType Windows - FullName administrator AdminPassword-*-domain abcd.com - DomainUsername abc - DomainPassword *.

  I get following errors:

  1 set-OSCustomizationSpec: a parameter cannot be corresponding parameter name «IpMode» found

  2 New - VM found no model with the name "AutodeployVM".

  3 New - VM model parameter: did not find any object specified by its name.

  You guys can help me with this. Have I missed something. I am very new to this thing. Appreciate your help.

  Thank you

  Kiala

  The New-OSCustomization cmdlet creates the form of customization in the vCenter database, not in a file.

  You must create this technique of customization by running

  New-OSCustomizationSpec-name Spec - OSType Windows - FullName administrator AdminPassword-*-domain abcd.com - DomainUsername abc - DomainPassword *.

  from the prompt of PowerCLI.

  Once the entry is created, you can execute your deployment script.

• version of vSphere 4 to deploy, secure and analyze

  Is there a version of vSphere 4 class to deploy, secure and analyze?

  I know that there used to be classes for versions 3.0 and 3.5.

  He is not currently a "bundle" of the courses of higher level for vSphere, instead, there are a number of smaller thematic courses. Availability management course is already available, the course of troubleshooting is out about, there are a number of courses (manage a scalability, performance, Scripting & Automation, design) is scheduled for release in Q1 2010. My page that contains the list of course is here,

  There is a plan to take part of the content of certain courses above and create a single course of "Advanced", but there are no details yet regarding when might happen and what would be the content. Currently, the content of the above courses is provided with the course install configure manage to catch up with the fast lane of 5 days-extended hours.

  Scott.

  -

• VCAP-dca auto deploy

  Hello

  can any one guide me on auto-déployer (vcap-dca) review.

  What kind of questions / scenarios comes under review. I do not review that they cannot ask from the beginning to the end.

  Thanks in advance...

  I think you've discovered about as much as you want in advance without people to violate the agreement of non-disclosure on the content of the examination.

• join to the domain host seems to break my auto deploy?

  This is the second time that this has happened.  Add a host computer to a domain, update my profile host to host to reference, and then everything starts to go wrong.  It is said the HA agent is disabled and after reboot etc he fails to apply the profile of the host to host more.  I had to start all over again with my data center last time... this time I got lucky.  My other host was always counted with the join the domain, I changed my host of reference to the host who does not join the domain, updated the reference host profile and reapplied while the profile for the host that I joined the domain, restarted and all is well again.  Was wondering if anyone else had this kind of problem?

  Never, I came across this problem. But it seems that there is something wrong with your original host profile.

• Auto deploy af maskine virtual therefore ikke

  Hej...

  JEG prover pa to have Vm automatisk, og denne r. nar det korer far lava... "the operation is not supported on the object.

  JEG kan is I Vcenter den lige gar igang med at clone og kommer fejlen sa

  

  Hej by

  SA effektive jeg kan be er det-parameteren der ikke end of the host. The skal bruge - VMHost i vineyards.

  https://www.VMware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI50/HTML/new-VM.html

  MVH Monberg

• Why deploy Auto if nothing is registered on the host hard disk?

  Hello world

  We have read many articles and know that deploy Auto load ESXi image directly on the memory of the host, without installing it on the disk hard host. I also use Auto deploy to deploy many hosts of ESXi 5.0, everything works fine until I have restart these hosts ESXi - all gone and these hosts try to boot from the network again and again...

  So my question is: why it takes car? and how we can deploy and save the ESXi image on hard drive?

  Thank you very much

  Minh

  AutoDeploy can be used - often for diskless hosts - in combination with Host Profiles, which provide the setting for guests. This greatly simplifies the updates and patches. With vSphere Autodeploy 5.1 has been improved to also be able to make deployments of the hosts.

  See http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere/auto-deploy.html for more details

  André

• cannot deploy template ovf "vSphere unit of replication.

  Hello

  I can't a vSphere replication device deployment.

  have followed the installation of "VMware vSphere Administration of replication" chapter and did everything that they asked (web client deployment, a web client plugin installation, by replacing VirtualCenter.FQDN with static IP address [my network has dns server without reverse lookup lausy, so I will try to put all the addresses static]).

  I am after a deployment wizard and after selecting the files from my drive (vsphere replication ovf10 (NOT the AddOn) - version 5.5), accepting the EULA, selection of folder/name it brings me to the selection of storage, where I select my internal store of host data.

  When I press Next there is an error: "could not establish an SSL with vCenter Server connection", then "Impossible to validate that the FVO can be imported to the server vCenter Server.

  I do not know if that could be relevant, but my server vcenter (5.5) runs on windows 2003 Server (only the https port is passed to 444 by default 443) and I was installing it a few times before I did.

  Please, give some advice.

  Thanks in advance.

  If you change the default port (possible then try), you are able to deploy?

  In this way, we will be able to understand any problem?

  -A

• Auto & ESXi 5 Cluster deployment dependencies

  Hello

  Chicken before the egg here question: I have a cluster DRS/HA with 2 5 ESXi hosts. I would use Auto Deploy to theses guests. Automatic deployment is installed in vCenter Server is virtualized and lives in this cluster. If for some reason, I can stop the two hosts (power failure) scheduled without UPS intervention or of backup generator how will host later be put into service if they are both without disk and response to Auto deploy for their configuration? A host will require ESXi must be installed on a disk (local or remote) and be powered with vCenter Server (and therefore deploy Auto) before running the other host comes online? Basically a host is using Auto deployment for its configuration, and the other host uses the method of classical records?

  Thank you

  Steve

  Steve,

  I would not recommend using AutoDeploy if you only this two-home group and either ESXi hosts.

  AutoDeploy is designed to facilitate the deployment and management of patches of large scale environments.

  In such environments, it is advisable to have a separate group dedicated to the performance of the machines of critical infrastructure (such as vCenter), and the hosts of this "group" should not use AutoDeploy, but must be installed in a traditional way.

  -Andreas

• Deployment quick swap Vs Auto

  Hi friend,
  
  
  Can you please tell me auto and differnece quick betwetween swap deploy deployment in weblogic server10. both use of the head of development mode only.
  
  can I use Weblogic.Deployer tool to deploy applications in weblogic 10.3, we use the admin console to deploy applications. is it possible to deploy applications of wls.
  
  
  Thanks in advance.
  
  
  Barouk kumar
  
  Published by: user9284716 on August 14, 2010 21:36

  Hi Baro,

  Yes, it's true that the characteristics of Fast-Swap and Autodeploy are made for development Mode ONLY. These features automatically disabled in production mode

  Fast-Swap: Java EE 5 introduces the possibility of redefining a class when running without dropping his Chargers of classes or to abandon existing instances. This allows containers to reload classes changed without disturbing common applications, dramatically speed up iterative development cycles and improve the overall development and testing experiences.
  Learn more about quick-swap please refer to: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/deployment/deployunits.html#wp1053872

  Autodeploy: Auto-deploiement is intended to be used with a target of single server in a development environment. If you use other tools, such as the Administration Console, to add targets to an auto-deploye, exploded at application, redeploy the application does not propagate changes to the new target servers. Learn more about autodeploy: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11035_01/wls100/deployment/autodeploy.html

  WebLogic. The Deployment Manager
  Yes, you can use the "weblogic. Deployer utility"to deploy your Applications on the WLS Server 10.3/10.x/9.x. Even it is ANT version of this utility is also available in the Application deployment very quickly... Please refer to: http://weblogic-wonders.com/weblogic/2009/12/19/ant-to-deploy-applications/

  weblogic. Responsible for the deployment in WLS8.x of featuers are less in weblogic. Utility weblogic 8.x deployment because that day he had no concept of Shared Library deployment ... .or also known as the versioning of the redeployment of Production or using plan while redeploying of applications by using the deployment utility).

  .
  .
  Thank you
  Jay SenSharma
  http://WebLogic-wonders.com/WebLogic (WebLogic wonders are here)

• Unable to deploy VCSA 6.0 with PSC external HA

  I'm performing a test of 6.0 using 2 VCSAs vSphere deployment to connect to a pair of external load of PSC balanced behind a Citrix Netscaler appliances. I took 6 for external HA PSC vSphere deployment guide and I took the shots on both sides of at this point in the case where I needed to go back for some reason any.

  I have deployed the first VCSA succeeded using the PSC VIP, but when you deploy the second VCSA it failed with an "error in executing the script of the firstboot ':

  Auto deployment server vSphere configuration error: failed Service operation: {Auto deploy registry Exception {{'resolution': null, 'detail': [{'args': [' (Stderr: error: failed to add the user(waiter-ecba3290-dc17-48f2-8abc-c1b92533352d) AD to group, \n37 (dir - cli failed. "]}]}}} ["Error 1317: operation failed with error ERROR_NO_SUCH_USER (1317) \n)\n '], 'id': 'install.ciscommon.command.errinvoke', 'localized': ' (an error has occurred during the call to the external command: ' Stderr: error: failed to add the user(waiter-ecba3290-dc17-48f2-8abc-c1b92533352d) AD to group, \n37 (dir - cli failed.» {{{[{"Error 1317: operation failed with error ERROR_NO_SUCH_USER (1317) \n)\n'", "translatable": "an error has occurred during the call to the external command: '%s' (0)"}], "componentKey": null, "problemId": null}}}

  When you try the deployment still once I came across the following error message:

  javascript:; An error has occurred during the call to the external command: ' command: [' / usr/lib/vmware-vmca/bin/certool ', '-server = < host name of the PSC > ', '-genCIScert', '-privkey=/etc/certs/machine/machine.priv', '-cert=/etc/certs/machine/machine.crt', '-name = machine', '-FQDN = < vCenter hostname > '] Stderr: '

  Error in < vCenter hostname > hostname/ip adding for Cert.

  My web searches have been unsuccessful so far, everyone has experience this problem or know why I'm having these issues?

  Looks like persistence is not defined on session load balancing

  Sticky session (persistence)

  -----------

  Click on traffic-> virtual server management

  Select a virtual server

  Select the method and persistence

  method Set to round robin

  persistence IP source and Timeout value

  Make sure you add all ports in the Group of persistence