Attached is an overview of Auto Deploy feature & its workflow.
If you are not a fan of powercli that is used in the process, I strongly recommend using Auto Deploy plugin, this make life much simpler by providing a Graphical user interface for
1- Image Builder(downloading and creating custom images)
2- Deploy Rules (Creating rulesets and mapping to target hosts
Its completely Wizard driven.
Check it out here :
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