when the image is deployed through vSphere 5.0 Auto Deploy , how is it different from a normal installation, when the server is rebooted does it keep the(OS)?
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I have a question: when the image is deployed through vsphere 5.0 Auto deploy, how is it different from a normal installation, when the server is rebooted does it keep the(OS), or all of it is in memory/flash?
Using the Auto Deploy feature, vCenter Server loads the ESXi image directly into the host memory. Auto Deploy does not store the ESXi state on the host disk. When you reboot the server it will again contact with Auto Deploy server to load the ESXi image and host profile, if Auto Deploy server is not available then ESXi cannot load ESXi image and boot.
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