How to do it...

The following procedure walks us through enabling the appropriate services to activate Auto Deploy:

1. Log in to vCenter Server Appliance.
2. Navigate to Home | Administration | System Configuration as illustrated in the following screenshot:
   

1. Click on Nodes and select the intended vCenter instance and Related Objects as shown here:
   
2. Highlight Auto Deploy service and click on Start.
3. Click on Settings and set Automatic to start automatically as shown here:

1. Highlight ImageBuilder Service and click on Start.
2. Click on Settings and set Automatic to start automatically.

1. Confirm that services are started from the Recent Tasks pane: