6.5.1

Create a Host Profile
You create a host profile by extracting the designated reference host configuration.
Note You can also extract a host profile by right-clicking the specific host and select Host Profiles >
Extract Host Profile.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have a working vSphere installation and at least one completely and properly configured
host that acts as the reference host.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Host Profiles view.
2
Click the Extract Profile from a Host icon ( ).
3 Select the host that acts as the reference host and click Next.
The selected host must be a valid host.
4 Enter the name and description for the new profile, and click Next.
5 Review the summary information for the new profile and click Finish.
The new profile appears in the profile list.
Note Host profiles do not capture offline or nonpresent devices. Any changes made to offline devices
after extracting a host profile do not make a difference to the compliance check results.
Attach Entities to a Host Profile
After creating a host profile from a reference host, you attach the host or cluster to the host profile.
Procedure
1 From the profile list in the Host Profiles main view, select the host profile to be applied to the host or
cluster.
2
Click the Attach/Detach a host profile to hosts and clusters icon (
).
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 (Optional) Click Attach All to attach all listed hosts and clusters to the profile.
5 If you enable Skip Host Customization you will not need to customize hosts during this process.
If you skip host customizations during this process, you should edit or import host customizations
before you remediate the host profile
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