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Table Of Contents
- vSphere Host Profiles
- Contents
- About vSphere Host Profiles
- Introduction To vSphere Host Profiles
- Using Host Profiles
- Access Host Profiles
- Create a Host Profile
- Attach Entities to a Host Profile
- Detach Entities from a Host Profile
- Check Compliance
- Remediate a Host
- Edit a Host Profile
- Duplicate a Host Profile
- Copy Settings from Host
- Host Profiles and vSphere Auto Deploy
- Import a Host Profile
- Export a Host Profile
- Copy Settings to Host Profile in the vSphere Web Client
- Configuring Host Profiles
- Recommended Host Profiles Upgrade Workflows
- vCenter Server Upgrade from 6.0 to 6.7 With Stateful ESXi Hosts Version 6.0 or Earlier
- vCenter Server Upgrade from 6.5 to 6.7 With Stateful ESXi Hosts Version 6.5 or Earlier
- vCenter Server Upgrade from 6.0 to 6.7 in Environment With Stateless ESXi 6.0 Hosts Only
- vCenter Server Upgrade from 6.5 to 6.7 in Environment With Stateless ESXi 6.5 Hosts Only
- Answer File Field and Host Profile Extraction
- Troubleshooting Host Profiles
Detach Entities from a Host Profile
To disassociate a configuration from an ESXi host or an entire cluster, that host or cluster must be
detached from the host profile.
When a host profile is attached to a cluster, the host or hosts within that cluster are also attached to the
host profile. However, when the host profile is detached from the entire cluster, there is no association
between the host or hosts within the cluster and that host profile.
Detaching a host profile from an ESXi host or a cluster does not delete that host profile. You can delete
the host profile after detaching it from all the entities it is associated with.
Note You can also detach a host profile by right-clicking the specific host and select Host Profiles >
Detach Host Profile. Detaching a host profile from an ESXi host is non-disruptive.
Procedure
1 From Host Profiles main view, select the host profile to be detached from the entire cluster or
individual hosts.
2 Click Attach/Detach a host profile to hosts and clusters .
3 Select a host or a cluster from the expanded list in the right pane and click Detach.
The host or cluster is moved to the left pane list.
4 (Optional) Click Detach All to detach all listed hosts and clusters from the profile.
5 Click Next.
6 Click Finish to detach the host or cluster from the host profile.
Check Compliance
You can confirm the compliance of a host or cluster to its attached host profile and determine which, if
any, configuration parameters on a host are different from those specified in the host profile.
Procedure
1 Navigate to Host Profiles main view.
2 Right click a host profile.
3 Click Check Host Profile Compliance.
The compliance status is updated as Compliant, Unknown, or Non-compliant.
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