New-DeployRule
Creates a new rule with the specified items and patterns. The items specify what should be associated with an ESXi host and the patterns specify which ESXi hosts the rule applies to. A rule on its own does not affect anything. The rule must first be added to the working rule set in order to place it in context with the other rules in the system. Since multiple rules can match a single host, the rule set is used to rank the rules. Items in higher ranking rules are preferred over items in lower ranking rules. Only one item of a particular type will be associated with the host. For example, if two rules in a rule set have host profiles, only the profile in the higher ranking rule will be used. Alternatively, if one rule has a host profile and the other rule has an image profile, both rules will have an affect. You must have the "AutoDeploy.Rule.Create" privilege on the root folder of vCenter Server to use this cmdlet.
Syntax
-Name <String>
-Pattern <String[]>
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
VIObjectCore[] | named |
|
Item the rule should apply to the hosts. Can be an image profile, a script bundle, a host profile, or a folder or cluster on the vCenter Server system to add the host to. | required |
|
String | named |
|
Name of the new rule. | required |
|
String[] | named |
|
Set of hosts the new rule should apply to.
Pattern strings use the following syntax:
|
-Item <VIObjectCore[]>
-Name <String>
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Specify AllHosts to apply the new rule to all hosts managed by VMware Auto Deploy. Hosts are managed by VMware Auto Deploy if the DHCP server directs them to the Auto Deploy TFTP configuration file. | required |
|
VIObjectCore[] | named |
|
Item the rule should apply to the hosts. Can be an image profile, a script bundle, a host profile, or a folder or cluster on the vCenter Server system to add the host to. | required |
|
String | named |
|
Name of the new rule. |
Output
Examples
Example 1
Create a rule that places all hosts in the folder named "NewHosts".
Example 2
Create a rule that assigns the image profile named "My ESXi 5.0" to hosts that match a set of vendors and are in a particular IPv4 range.
Example 3
Create a rule that assigns the script bundle named "testbundle" to hosts that match a set of vendors and are in a particular IPv4 range.
Related Commands
DeployRule
DeployRuleSet
