Add A Host - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

Add a Host

When you add your host to a datacenter, vCenter Server manages it.
Procedure
1 In the Inventory panel, select the datacenter you created if it is not selected.
2 On the Getting Started tab, follow the on-screen instructions and click Add a host.
a Type the IP address or name of the ESX host in the Host name field.
b Enter the Username and Password for a user account that has administrative privileges on the selected
managed host.
3 Click Next.
4 To confirm the Host Summary information, click Next.
5 Assign an existing license key to the host and click Next.
6 (Optional) Select Enable Lockdown Mode to disable remote access for the administrator account after
vCenter Server takes control of this host.
Select this check box to ensure that the host is managed only through vCenter Server with root privileges.
7 Click Next.
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