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"

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