Specifications

VMware, Inc. Update–7
Updates for the Basic Administration Guide
Updates to the To assign a user or group permission
Procedure on Page 275
InStep 2,theobjectsthatcanhavepermissionsassignedtothemwhicharelistedfor
VirtualCenterandESXServerareincorrect.Thetextshouldread:
 InVirtualCenter–Folders,datacenters,clusters,resourcepools,hosts
 InESXServer–Hosts
Updates for the Preparing Email Message SMTP Alarm
Notification Procedure on Page 316
InStep 3,theSenderAccountexampleisincorrect.Theemailaddressismissingtheat
sign(@).Thetextshouldread:
 SenderAccount–Theemailaddressofthesender,forexample,
[e-mail].
Update to the Host Configuration Privileges Table on
Page 333
InTable A‐8,thedescriptionfortheChangeSettingsprivilegedoesnotmentionthatthe
privilegeallowssettingtheLockdownModeonlyonESXihosts.Therowshould
appearasfollows:
Updates to the Installing the Microsoft Sysprep Tools
Appendix on Page 351
TheversionoftheVirtualCenterServermentionedinthefourthparagraphinthe
InstallingtheMicrosoftSysprepToolsappendixisincorrect.Thetextshouldreadas
follows:
TheguestoperatingsystemcustomizationfeatureinVirtualCenterServer2.5takesfull
advantageofWindowsSysprepfunctionality.
Change
Settings
AllowssettingoflockdownmodeonESXi
hostsonly.
Userinterfaceelement:
1 SelecttheHostConfigurationtab.
2 ClickSecurityProfile.
3 SelectLockdownModeandclickEdit.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
(ESXionly)