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Table Of Contents
- vSphere Host Profiles
- Contents
- About vSphere Host Profiles
- Updated Information
- Using Host Profiles
- Host Profiles Usage Model
- Reference Host Independence
- Access Host Profiles
- Create a Host Profile
- Attach Entities to a Host Profile
- Detach Entities From a Host Profile
- Check Compliance
- Remediate a Host
- Edit a Host Profile
- Duplicate a Host Profile
- Copy Settings from Host
- Host Profiles and vSphere Auto Deploy
- Import a Host Profile
- Export a Host Profile
- Index
What to do next
To see more detail on compliance failures, select a Host Profile from the Objects tab for which the last
compliance check produced one or more failures. In order to see specific detail on which parameters differ
between the host that failed compliance and the Host Profile, click on the Monitor tab and select the
Compliance view. Then, expand the object hierarchy and select the failing host. The differing parametersare
displayed in the Compliance window, below the hierarchy.
Remediate a Host
In the event of a compliance failure, use the Remediate function to apply the Host Profile settings onto the
host. This action changes all Host Profile managed parameters to the values contained in the Host Profile
attached to the host.
Prerequisites
Verify that the profile is attached to the host.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the profile you want to remediate to the host.
2 Select the Monitor tab, then click Compliance.
3 Right-click the host or hosts that you want remediated and select Host Profiles > Remediate
NOTE Certain Host Profile policy configurations require that the host be rebooted after remediation. In
those cases, you are prompted to place the host into maintenance mode.
4 (Optional) You can update or change the user input parameters for the Host Profiles policies by
customizing the host, and click Next.
See “Host Profiles and vSphere Auto Deploy,” on page 17 for more information about vSphere Auto
Deploy.
5 Review the tasks that are necessary to remediate the Host Profile and click Finish.
The compliance status is updated.
Edit a Host Profile
You can view and edit Host Profile policies, select a policy to be checked for compliance, and change the
policy name or description.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Host Profile that you want to edit and click the Manage tab.
2 Click Edit Host Profile.
3 (Optional) Change the profile name and description and click Next.
4 Make changes to the profile policies.
See “Edit a Policy,” on page 14 for detailed instructions for editing a Host Profile policy. See “Disable
Host Profile Component,” on page 16 for detailed instructions on enabling or disabling a policy from
compliance check or remediation.
5 (Optional) Customize the hosts.
Make any changes to the available configuration values for this profile.
6 Click Finish.
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