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L. PatrãoVMware vSphere Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0208-9_24

24. Host Profiles in vSphere

Luciano Patrão1  
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Selfkant, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
 

This chapter explores the ins and outs of Host Profiles in vSphere and the role they play in automating and standardizing host configurations across your vCenter and Clusters. You’ll learn everything from creating profiles to monitoring compliance. We will also highlight practices for optimizing resource usage while keeping an eye on any limitations. The aim of this chapter is to equip you with the know-how to manage and expand your virtualized environments using Host Profiles.

24.1 What Are ...

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