6.7

Managing Hosts in
vCenter Server 12
To access the full capabilities of the host that you are managing, connect the host to a vCenter Server
system.
For information about configuration management of ESXi hosts, see the vSphere Networking
documentation, the vSphere Storage documentation, and the vSphere Security documentation.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Host
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Remove a Host from a Cluster
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Remove a Managed Host from vCenter Server
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Reboot or Shut Down an ESXi Host
Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Host
You can disconnect and reconnect a host that a vCenter Server system manages. Disconnecting a
managed host does not remove it from vCenter Server; it temporarily suspends all monitoring activities
that vCenter Server performs.
The managed host and its associated virtual machines remain in the vCenter Server inventory. By
contrast, removing a managed host from vCenter Server removes the managed host and all its
associated virtual machines from the vCenter Server inventory.
Disconnect a Managed Host
Use the vSphere Client to disconnect a managed host from vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Client connected to a vCenter Server system, display the inventory and click the
managed host to disconnect.
2 Right-click the host and select Disconnect from the pop-up menu.
3 In the confirmation dialog box that appears, click Yes.
If the managed host is disconnected, the word “disconnected” is appended to the object name in
parentheses, and the object is dimmed. All associated virtual machines are similarly dimmed and
labeled.
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