Noel Alvarez

The following is a step by step guide for adding a VMware ESXi 6.0 host to a VMware vCenter Server cluster as a scheduled task.

1. On the home screen of the VMware vSphere Web Client select Host and Clusters.
2. Select a cluster, then navigate to the Manage tab and select Scheduled Tasks.
3. Select Schedule a New Task and click Add Host….
4. On the Name and location portion of the Add Host (scheduled) dialog box enter the hostname or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the VMware ESXi 6.0 host then click Next.
5. On the Connection settings page enter the root authentication credentials and click Next.
6. On the Security Alert dialog box click Yes.
7. On the Host summary page review the configuration of the VMware ESXi 6.0 host and click Next.
8. On the Assign license page review the licensing information for the VMware ESXi 6.0 host and click Next.
9. On the Lockdown mode page accept the default settings and click Next.
10. On the Scheduling options page enter a Task name and Task description.
11. On the Scheduling options page click Change.
12. On the Configure Scheduler dialog box enter a time to add the VMware ESXi 6.0 host to the cluster then click OK.
13. On the Scheduling options page click Next.
14. On the Ready to complete page click Finish.
15. In the Recent Tasks pane verify a the Create scheduled task task completed successfully.

The following is a step by step guide for a creating a VMware ESXi 6.0 host profile.

1. On the home screen of the VMware vSphere Web Client select Policies and Profiles.
2. On the Policies and Profiles interface select Host Profiles.
3. On the Host Profiles interface click the green plus sign to Extract profile from a host.
4. On the Extract Host Profile dialog box select a vCenter Server and VMware ESXi host then click Next.
5. On the Extract Host Profile dialog box enter a Name for the host profile then click Next.
6. On the Extract Host Profile dialog box click Finish.
7. In the Recent Tasks pane verify a Create a host profile task completed completed successfully.
8. On the Host Profiles interface verify the host profile has been created.

The following is a step by step guide for adding a VMware ESXi 6.0 host to a VMware vCenter Server 6.0 datacenter.

1. On the home screen of the VMware vSphere Web Client select Hosts and Clusters.
2. Select the datacenter object, right click it then select Add Host….
3. On the Name and location section enter the hostname or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the VMware ESXi 6.0 host then click Next.
4. On the Connection Settings section enter the authentication credentials for the root user account then click Next.
5. On the Security Alert dialog box click Yes.
6. On the Host Summary section review the information for the VMware ESXi 6.0 host and click Next.
7. On the Assign license section enter license information or select the Evaluation License and click Next.
8. On the Lockdown mode section accept the default setting of Disabled and click Next.
9. On the VM location section accept the default setting of the datacenter object and click Next.
10. On the Ready to complete section review the configuration settings and click Finish.
11. In the VMware vSphere Web Client verify that a recent task completed adding the VMware ESXi 6.0 host to the datacenter.
12. In the VMware vSphere Web Client verify that the VMware ESXi 6.0 host is located under the datacenter object.