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Chapter 7 Installing ESXi Policy NTP Security Networking and Storage Description Use the vicfg-ntp vCLI command or the vSphere Web Client to set up a host. If you use the vSphere Web Client to start the NTP Server, make sure the startup policy for the NTP Daemon is set appropriately. a In the vSphere Web Client, select the host. b Select the Manage tab and click Time Configuration. c Click Edit and click Use Network Time Protocol (Enable NTP client). d Select Start and stop with host as the NTP Service Startup Policy. Set up the firewall configuration, security configuration, user configuration, and user group configuration for the reference host with the vSphere Web Client or with vCLI commands. See the vSphere Security documentation. Set up the networking and storage policies for the reference host with the vSphere Web Client or vCLI command. 4 Click OK to save the host profile settings. What to do next Write a rule that applies the host profile to all hosts that you want to provision with the settings that you specified in the reference host (see "Assign a Host Profile to Hosts," on page 174). Perform a test-and-repair compliance operation. Set Up ESXi Dump Collector from the Host Profiles Interface in the vSphere Web Client You can set up ESXi Dump Collector for a reference host with esxcli or directly in the Host Profiles panels of the vSphere Web Client. You can export the host profile and write a rule that applies the profile to all hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy. Best practice is to set up hosts to use ESXi Dump Collector with the esxcli system coredump command and save the host profile (see "Configure ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI," on page 189). If you prefer to use a GUI, set up ESXi Dump Collector from the Host Profiles interface. Prerequisites Verify that at least one partition has sufficient storage capability for core dumps from multiple hosts provisioned with vSphere Auto Deploy. Procedure 1 In the vSphere Web Client, click Rules and Profiles and click Host Profiles. 2 For a new profile, click the Create Profile from a host icon, or right-click a profile that you want to modify and select Edit Host Profile. 3 Leave the name and description and click Next. 4 Select Network Configuration. 5 Select Network Coredump Settings. 6 Click the Enabled check box. 7 Specify the host NIC to use, the Network Coredump Server IP, and the Network Coredump Server Port. 8 Click Finish to save the host profile settings. What to do next n Write a rule that applies the host profile to all hosts that you want to provision with the settings that you specified in the reference host. See "Assign a Host Profile to Hosts," on page 174. VMware, Inc. 191

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Policy
Description
NTP
Use the
vicfg-ntp
vCLI command or the vSphere Web Client to set up a
host. If you use the vSphere Web Client to start the NTP Server, make sure
the startup policy for the NTP Daemon is set appropriately.
a
In the vSphere Web Client, select the host.
b
Select the Manage tab and click
Time Configuration
.
c
Click
Edit
and click Use Network Time Protocol (Enable NTP client).
d
Select
Start and stop with host
as the NTP Service Startup Policy.
Security
Set up the firewall configuration, security configuration, user
configuration, and user group configuration for the reference host with the
vSphere Web Client or with vCLI commands. See the
vSphere Security
documentation.
Networking and Storage
Set up the networking and storage policies for the reference host with the
vSphere Web Client or vCLI command.
4
Click
OK
to save the host profile settings.
What to do next
Write a rule that applies the host profile to all hosts that you want to provision with the settings that you
specified in the reference host (see
“Assign a Host Profile to Hosts,”
on page 174). Perform a test-and-repair
compliance operation.
Set Up ESXi Dump Collector from the Host Profiles Interface in the vSphere Web Client
You can set up ESXi Dump Collector for a reference host with
esxcli
or directly in the Host Profiles panels
of the vSphere Web Client. You can export the host profile and write a rule that applies the profile to all
hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy.
Best practice is to set up hosts to use ESXi Dump Collector with the
esxcli system coredump
command and
save the host profile (see
“Configure ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI,”
on page 189). If you prefer to use
a GUI, set up ESXi Dump Collector from the Host Profiles interface.
Prerequisites
Verify that at least one partition has sufficient storage capability for core dumps from multiple hosts
provisioned with vSphere Auto Deploy.
Procedure
1
In the vSphere Web Client, click
Rules and Profiles
and click
Host Profiles
.
2
For a new profile, click the
Create Profile from a host
icon, or right-click a profile that you want to
modify and select
Edit Host Profile
.
3
Leave the name and description and click
Next
.
4
Select
Network Configuration
.
5
Select
Network Coredump Settings
.
6
Click the
Enabled
check box.
7
Specify the host NIC to use, the Network Coredump Server IP, and the Network Coredump Server
Port.
8
Click
Finish
to save the host profile settings.
What to do next
n
Write a rule that applies the host profile to all hosts that you want to provision with the settings that
you specified in the reference host. See
“Assign a Host Profile to Hosts,”
on page 174.
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