Knowledge

• Create/Delete Host Profiles
  Host profiles can be used to capture a configuration of an ESX host. This configuration can be used to be applied on other ESX hosts or as a baseline to check whether an ESX host complies to the standard defined.
  
  To create a host profile:
  • Select the “Host profiles View” from the menu.
  • Click “Create Profile” in the upper left corner.
    
    
  • Follow the wizard that appears
  • Or right click an ESX host and select “Create Profile”
• Import/Export Host Profiles
  To import Host Profiles:
  • Use the same procedure as described above
• To export
  • I think right click a profile and export, but since I do not have the correct licence I cannot test this.
• Edit Host Profile Policies
  I think right click a profile and edit, but since I do not have the correct licence I cannot test this.
• Associate an ESX host with a host profile
  I think right click a profile and link, but since I do not have the correct licence I cannot test this.
• Check for Compliance
  To Check for  host compliance af an ESX host:
  • Right click the ESX host
  • Select “Host Profile”
  • Select “Check Compliance…”
• Apply Host Profiles
• To apply a host profile to an ESX host:
  • Right click the ESX host
  • Select “Host Profile”
  • Select “Apply Profile…”
• Analyze configuration compliance information from a scan
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Tools

• vSphere Basic System Administration Guide
• Product Documentation
• vSphere Client

Matthijs’ links

• http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-10850