ESX agencies encapsulate the ESX agents that they deploy from a solution. When you create an ESX agency, you must provide configuration information that the solution applies to the individual ESX agents that it deploys.

You must set the scope of the ESX agents that the agency defines and the ESX agency goal state. You provide a URL to an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file that defines the ESX agent virtual machines. You also provide a URL to an optional vSphere installation bundle (VIB) that provides a function that extends an ESXi host, for example, a VMkernel module or a custom ESXi server application. Finally, you provide optional configuration instructions for integrating ESX agents with DvFilter virtual switches.