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3 Select the host or cluster from the expanded list and click Attach.
The host or cluster is added to the Attached Entities list.
4 Click OK to close the dialog.
Attach Profiles from the Host
Before you can apply the profile to a host you need to attach the host to the profile or the profile to the host.
You can attach a profile to a host from the host's context menu in the Hosts and Clusters inventory view.
When a host profile is attached to a cluster, the host or hosts within that cluster are also attached to the host
profile. However, when the host profile is detached from the cluster, the association between the host or
host within the cluster and that host profile remain.
Procedure
1 In the Host and Clusters view, select the host to which you want to attach a profile.
2 Right-click the host and select Host Profile > Manage Profile.
NOTE If no host profiles exist in your inventory, a dialog appears asking if you want to create and
attach the host to this profile.
3 In the Attach Profile dialog, select the profile to attach to the host and click OK.
The host profile is updated in the Summary tab of the host.
Applying Profiles
To bring a host to the desired state as specified in the profile, apply the profile to the host.
You can apply a profile to a host from:
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Host Profiles main view
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Host's context menu
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Cluster's Profile Compliance tab
If the profile is not applied, or configured to what is specified in the profile, it will cause the compliance
status for the profile to fail the next time a compliance check is performed. You fix this by applying the
profile to the host.
Apply a Profile from the Host Profiles View
You can apply a profile to a host from the Host Profiles main view.
Prerequisites
The profile must be attached to the host and the host must be in maintenance mode before a profile is
applied to it.
Procedure
1 In the Host Profiles main view, select the profile you want to apply to the host.
2 Select the Hosts and Clusters tab.
The list of attached hosts are shown under Entity Name.
3 Click Apply Profile.
In the Profile Editor, you might be prompted to enter the required parameters needed to apply the
profile.
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