Remediating an ESXi host for profile compliance

An existing ESXi host or a newly added ESXi host, that is found to be noncompliant with a Host Profile, to which it has been attached, needs a configuration change to make it compliant. Such changes are automated with the help of the remediate operation. The remediate operation adds/removes/changes the configuration of the host to match the profile.

The following flow chart shows a general overview of the remediation process:

Remediating an ESXi host for profile compliance

How to do it…

The following procedure will guide you through the steps required to remediate non-compliant ESXi hosts:

  1. Connect to the vCenter server using the vSphere Web Client. ...

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