VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook

Remediating a host or a cluster

We learned how to create baselines and baseline groups. The purpose of creating these is to remediate an ESXi server. In this recipe, we will learn how to remediate an ESXi server or a cluster of ESXi hosts. Remediation refers to the process of installing the chosen patches or upgrades on the ESXi server.

How to do it...

The following procedure will guide you through the steps required to remediate an ESXi server:

1. Select an ESXi server or ESXi cluster from the inventory and navigate to the Update Manager tab and click on Attach... to bring up the Attach Baseline or Baseline Group window:
   
2. On the Attach Baseline or Baseline ...