Stateless installation follows the procedure previously seen where the host receives the configured image profile when it boots. This installation method requires an available image profile and a deployment rule that applies to the target host.

When you make a change to the Host Profile that is associated with the ESXi server in the Auto Deploy rule, the change will be applied to the host during the boot.

In this case, the Auto Deploy infrastructure must always be available. Otherwise, the ESXi server won't boot.