Host profile is a feature of vSphere 6.5 that allows you to include the ESXi configuration in a profile (template) to ensure that all hosts installed across the infrastructure have the same configuration and are compliant with the setup policy you might have in your organization.
Generally, after completing the deployment of an ESXi host, there are several settings you should configure to ensure the host’s services match your infrastructure:
- Network configuration: VMkernel and VM port groups creation, assigning IP to VMkernels, setup of NIC-teaming, and so on
- Storage configuration: NFS configuration, software iSCSI adapters, port bindings, CHAP
- Time synchronization: Configure and enable the NTP service
- Enable services ...
