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You can attach the package baseline to individually selected VMware vSphere ESXi hosts or to
multiple hosts at a time by selecting the cluster.
To attach the package baseline to several VMware vSphere ESXi hosts:
a
Go to the
Compliance
view and highlight the desired host in the list to the left of the vSphere
client window, and select a folder, cluster, or data center.
b
In the right window, select
Update Manager
and then click
Attach
.
c
From the
Attach Baseline or Group
window, under
Name
, select the package baseline that
you created.
d
Click
Attach
.
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Select
Scan
and check the circle in the
Compliance
box at the top right side of the screen.
If the circle is...
Then...
Blue
This is the first time attached the baseline to the VMware vSphere ESXi host.
Green
You have already attached baselines to the VMware vSphere ESXi host and
remediated them. The 100% compliant indicator shows that the extension is
already installed.
Red
You must stage and remediate the baseline (as described in the following step) to
achieve compliance. To verify the remediation, review the information in the
Recent
Tasks
window, or click the
Tasks
/
Event
tab.
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Staging is the process of pushing the package onto individual VMware vSphere ESXi hosts from
the VUM server. To stage the baseline:
a
In the
Update Manager
tab, in the
Attached Baselines
list in the middle of the screen,
highlight the package baseline that you created, and click
Stage
.
b
Click
Stage
. When the
Stage Wizard
appears, under the
Name
column in the Baselines list,
the package baseline that you created is selected by default.
The default
Name
selection should not be changed. In the
Host
column, all the
VMware vSphere ESXi hosts to which you attached the package baseline are
selected by default.
c
If desired, change the default
Host
selection to stage the baseline to only one or some of the
VMware vSphere ESXi hosts.
d
Click
Next
.
e
From the
Patch and Extension Exclusion
window, verify the information and click
Next
.
f
From the
Ready to Complete
window, verify the information and click
Finish
.
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To remediate the package baseline, perform the following:
a
Highlight the VMware vSphere ESXi host to remediate.
When you remediate the package baseline, packages are installed on hosts that
do not have the package. The package is updated on hosts that have an outdated
package.
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