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8 (Optional) Select a lockdown mode option to disable the remote access for the administrator account
after vCenter Server takes control of this host.
9 (Optional) If you add the host to a data center or a folder, select a location for the virtual machines
that reside on the host and click Next.
10 Review the summary and click Finish.
A new task for adding the host appears in the Recent Tasks pane. It might take a few minutes for the task
to complete.
Create a Folder
You can use folders to group objects of the same type for easier management. For example, permissions
can be applied to folders, allowing you to use folders to group objects that should have a common set of
permissions.
A folder can contain other folders, or a group of objects of the same type. For example, a single folder
can contain virtual machines and another folder containing virtual machines, but it cannot contain hosts
and a folder containing virtual machines.
You can create these types of folders: Host and Cluster folders, Network folders, Storage folders, and VM
and Template folders.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select either a data center or another folder as a parent object for the folder.
2 Right-click the parent object and select the menu option to create the folder.
Option Description
The parent object is a data center. If the parent object is a data center, you can select the type of folder to create:
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Select New Folder > New Host and Cluster Folder.
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Select New Folder > New Network Folder.
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Select New Folder > New Storage Folder.
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Select New Folder > New VM and Template Folder.
The parent object is a folder. If the parent object is a folder, the new folder is of the same type as the parent
folder.
Select New Folder.
3 Type the name for the folder and click OK.
What to do next
Move objects into the folder by right-clicking the object and selecting Move To. Select the folder as the
destination. You can also move objects by dragging the object to the destination.
Create Clusters
You create a new and empty cluster, and enable services to work with that cluster by using the
vSphere Client.
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