Many customers are now converting over to use the vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 since vSphere 6 has reached feature parity with the Windows vCenter Server.
For those of you who are new to using the appliance, I figured I would walk you through setting up the Auto Deploy portion of the server.
First you must deploy the vCenter Server Appliance if you have not done so already. If you are deploying it in this step, I suggest setting the “enable SSH” checkbox to true, this will minimize the number of additional tasks you will need to perform to enable Auto Deploy.
Enable Auto Deploy Service
The vCSA automatically installs Auto Deploy within the appliance, however, it is disabled by default. You can enable the service either through the Web Client (preferred method) or through SSH.
Enabling Auto Deploy through the Web Client
To enable the Auto Deploy service through the web client, you will need to login and select “Administration” from the menu. Then select “System Configuration”
Select Services from the menu
Select “Auto Deploy” from the Services Menu. Click the Actions drop-down menu and click Start. This will enable the Auto Deploy service.