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that extend or enhance the ESXi platform. Both VMware and VMware's partners could distribute
software as VIBs.
You can install vSphere Auto Deploy on the same system as vCenter Server or on a separate
Windows Server-based system (this could certainly be a VM). In addition, the vCenter virtual
appliance comes preloaded with the Auto Deploy server installed. If you want to use the vCen-
ter virtual appliance, you need only deploy the appliance and coni gure the service from the
web-based administrative interface. We'll describe the process for deploying the vCenter virtual
appliance in more detail in Chapter 3. In this section, we'll walk you through installing the Auto
Deploy server on a separate Windows-based system.
Perform the following steps to install the vSphere Auto Deploy server:
1.
Make the vCenter Server installation media available to the Windows Server-based sys-
tem where you will be installing Auto Deploy.
If this is a VM, you can map the vCenter Server installation ISO to the VM's CD/DVD
drive.
2.
From the VMware vCenter Installer screen, select VMware Auto Deploy and click Install.
3.
Choose the language for the installer and click OK.
This will launch the vSphere Auto Deploy installation wizard.
4.
Click Next at the i rst screen of the installation wizard.
5.
Click Next to acknowledge the VMware patents.
6.
Select I Accept The Terms In The License Agreement, and click Next to continue.
7.
Click Next to accept the default installation location, the default repository location, and
the default maximum repository size.
If you need to change locations, use either of the Change buttons; if you need to change
the repository size, specify a new value in gigabytes (GB).
8.
If you are installing on a system separate from vCenter Server, specify the IP address or
name of the vCenter Server with which this Auto Deploy server should register.
You'll also need to provide a username and password. Click Next when you have i nished
entering this information.
9.
Click Next to accept the default Auto Deploy server port.
10.
Click Next to accept the Auto Deploy server identifying itself on the network via its IP
address (be sure to select the correct address if your server has multiple NICs).
11.
Click Install to install the Auto Deploy server.
12.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
If you now go back to the vSphere Client (if you haven't installed it yet, skip ahead to the
section “Installing the vSphere C# Client” and then come back) and connect to vCenter Server,
you'll see a new Auto Deploy icon on the vSphere Client's home page. Click it to see informa-
tion about the registered Auto Deploy server. Figure 2.8 shows the Auto Deploy screen after we
installed and registered an Auto Deploy server with vCenter Server.
