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The Hosts tab contains the controls for adding new hosts, monitoring the state of the provision requests
of existing hosts, viewing event logs for your containers, and performing data collection on hosts. The
Requests and Event Log panels are located on the right side of the page.
Add a Container Host
You must add a host to deploy containers.
When you add or create hosts in Containers, you can click one of the four panels on the right to expand
toolbars with additional options. You can add or manage placement zones, credentials, certificates, and
deployment policies.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a container administrator.
2 Click the Containers tab.
3 Click Add a Host.
4 Enter your host IP address or host name using the format http(s)://<hostname>:<port>.
5 In Host type select whether you entered the address of a Docker host or a virtual container host
(VCH).
6 Select your login credentials from the list.
Containers supports credentials authentication and public-private key authentication.
7 Click Verify to confirm that the configured parameters are valid.
If the verification is successful, new text boxes appear for you to add additional information.
8 (Optional) Select a placement zone from the list.
Note If you are configuring a VCH, the placement zone and placement are automatically created
and connected to the host.
9 (Optional) Select a deployment policy from the list.
10 (Optional) Define custom properties for the host.
11 Click Add.
You successfully added a host to Containers.
What to do next
Create and Manage Container Placements and Placement Zones
Configuring vRealize Automation
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