6.5.1

Configure Agent VM Settings
You can congure the datastore and network seings for the ESX agent virtual machines that you deploy on
a host.
An ESX agent is a virtual machine, or a virtual machine and a vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB), that extend
the functions of an ESXi host to provide additional services that a vSphere solution requires.
For example, a solution might require a particular network lter or rewall conguration to function. A
solution can use an ESX agent to connect to the vSphere Hypervisor and extend the host with functions
specic to that solution. For example, the ESX agent can lter network trac, act as a rewall, or gather
other information about the virtual machines on the host.
When you congure the datastore and network seings for ESX agents on a host, all of the ESX agents that
you deploy on the host use that datastore and network conguration.
I ESX agents are not deployed if you do not congure the network and datastore seings.
Procedure
1 Select a host in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
2 Click the  tab.
3 Select Agent VM .
The current seings for the ESX agents on the host, if any, appear.
4 Click Edit.
5 From the Datastore drop-down menu, select a datastore in which to deploy the ESX agent virtual
machines.
6 From the Network drop-down menu, select a network to connect the ESX agents.
7 Click OK.
What to do next
For information about ESX agents and ESX Agent Manager, see Developing and Deploying vSphere Solutions,
vServices, and ESX Agents.
Set Advanced Host Attributes
You can set advanced aributes for a host.
C Changing advanced options is considered unsupported. Typically, the default seings produce
the optimum result. Change the advanced options only when you get specic instructions from VMware
technical support or a knowledge base article.
Procedure
1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
2 Click the  tab.
3 Under System, click Advanced System .
4 In Advanced System Seings, select the appropriate item.
5 Click the Edit buon and change the value.
6 Click OK.
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