Specifications

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ThischapterdescribeshowtomanagehostsusingVirtualCenter.Forinformationon
configurationmanagementofESXServerhosts,seetheESXServer3ConfigurationGuide
orESXServer3iConfigurationGuide.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
 “A b o u t Hosts”onpage 118
 “UnderstandingHostStates”onpage 119
 “A d d i n g aHost”onpage 119
 “ConnectingorDisconnectingaHost”onpage 122
 “RemovingaHostfromaCluster”onpage 124
 “RemovingaHostfromVirtualCenter”onpage 125
 “HostAdvancedConfigurationOptions”onpage 127
Managing Hosts in
VirtualCenter
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NOTETheviewsandcapabilitiesdisplayedvarydependingonwhethertheVIClient
isconnectedtoaVirtualCenterServeroranESXServerhost.Unlessindicated,the
process,task,ordescriptionappliestoallkindsofVIClientconnections.