Dell PowerEdge C8000 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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6 Download the Dell customized offline image depot file (for example,
OEM_Bundle.zip) to the Windows system where the Auto Deploy
software is installed. Let us assume that the offline image depot file is
downloaded to the system hard drive (for example c:\temp\)
7 Create a rule using PowerCLI to point to the Dell customized offline
image depot.
a
Open PowerCLI and execute the command below to establish a
session to the vCenter server where the Auto deploy package is
installed.
PowerCLI> Connect-VIServer <IP Address of the
vCenter Server>
b
Type the following command to add Dell customized offline image:
PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot
c:\temp\OEM_Bundle.zip
c
Type the following commands to list image profiles available in
VMware Online depot:
PowerCLI> $ip = Get-EsxImageProfile
PowerCLI> $ip
Sample output of the Dell customized ESXi image profile created as
part of the "Creating the Dell Customized VMware ESXi Offline
Image Depot" section.
d
Define a rule in which hosts with certain attributes, for example a
range of IP addresses, are assigned an image profile.
PowerCLI> New-DeployRule -Name "RuleName" -Item
$ip -Pattern "vendor=Dell Inc.","ipv4=<IP
Address Range>"
Example: - PowerCLI> New-DeployRule -Name "RuleName" -Item
$ip -Pattern "vendor=Dell Inc.","ipv4=10.10.16.1-10.10.16.25"