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Table 19‑1. Subset of Host Profile Subprofile Configurations (Continued)
Sub-Profile Configuration
Example Policies and Compliance
Checks Notes
Date and Time Configure the time settings and
timezone of server.
For the time zone, enter a UTC string. For
example, "America/Los_Angeles" for United
States Pacific time zone.
The default time zone is set to the local time
and location of the vSphere Client machine.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) should be
correctly configured. You can configure the
NTP settings on the host's configuration tab.
Click Time Configuration, then Properties at
the top right of the panel.
Firewall Enable or disable a ruleset.
Security Add a user or a usergroup and set the
root password.
Service Configure settings for a service.
Advanced Modify advanced options.
n
Host Profiles do not check advanced
settings if they are the same as the default
settings. vCenter Server only copies the
advanced configuration settings that have
changed and differ from the default values.
In addition, compliance checks are limited
to only the settings that are copied.
n
Host Profiles does not support the
configuration of PCI devices for virtual
machine passthrough on the ESXi host.
Other profile configuration categories include: user group, authentication, kernel module, DCUI keyboard,
host cache settings, SFCB, resource pools, login banner, SNMP agent, power system, and CIM indication
subscriptions.
Procedure
1 Open the Profile Editor for the profile to edit.
2 On the left side of the Profile Editor, expand a subprofile until you reach the policy to edit.
3 Select the policy.
On the right side of the Profile Editor, the policy options and parameters are displayed on the
Configuration Details tab.
4 Select a policy option from the drop-down menu and set its parameter.
5 Click OK when you are finished editing the profile.
NOTE The change is made when the "Update host profile" task is completed in the Recent Tasks status.
If you attempt to apply the profile before the task is complete, the profile configuration does not contain
the change.
6 (Optional) If you make a change to a policy, but want to revert back to the default option, click Revert
and the option is reset.
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