VMware vCloud Director Cookbook

Using vSphere Host Profiles with vCloud

In this recipe, we will learn how Host Profiles are affected due to vCloud.

Getting ready

You will need access to vCenter as an administrator as well as some ESXi hosts to use.

How to do it...

1. Log in to your vCenter web client.
2. Create a base cluster with connections to a Distributed Switch.
3. Create a base ESXi host connected to networks.
4. If you are using NFS or iSCSI, make sure you have all the required settings configured.
5. Modify the Host Profile to include a default password.
6. Create a Host Profile of this base server and name it so that its association with the cluster is clear.
7. Apply the new profile to a second ESXi and test the Host Profile.
8. If the Host Profile is good, use it from now on, otherwise start over at ...