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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
Table 4‑2. Answer File Field and Host Profile Extraction (Continued)
Policy option path Policy option
Variations in the policy options value in the newly
extracted profile
UserInputMaxBurstLength
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
General System Settings ->
Management Agent
Configuration -> SNMP
Agent Configuration
UserInputMaxReceiveSegmentLength
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
UserInputUsers
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
UserInputV3Targets
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
UserInputEngineId
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
UserInputContact
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
UserInputLocation
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
Secuirity and Services ->
Security Setttings ->
Security -> Active Directory
Permission
UserInputUserName
Keeps user input value.
UserInputPassword
Keeps user input value.
Networking Configuration
UserInputMacAddress
Conditional, prompt user if no default value is available.
UserInputHostName
Conditional, prompt user if no default value is available.
UserInputIPAddress
Conditional, prompt user if no default value is available.
Advanced Configuration
Settings -> Advanced
Options
UserInputAdvancedConfigOption
Changes to fixed. Does not keep user input value.
Advanced Configuration
Settings -> System Image
Cache Configuration
Enable Stateless Caching
You must explicitly select the policy option.
Enable Stateful Install
You must explicitly select the policy option.
Note This table does not list all policy options. You must be aware of the policy options you modified
before extracting a new host profile.
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