Add a Host

Perform the following procedure to add a host:

1. From navigation pane of vCenter Home screen, select Host.

   vCenter Home Screen

   

   The Hosts screen displays.
   
   

   Note

   The figures shown in this procedure are intended as examples of the user interface and might not match the presented image exactly.

2. Click Add Host icon.

   Hosts Screen

   

   The Add Host dialog displays.
   
   

3. Enter VMware host's name or IP address to add to vCenter Server. (Step 1 of "Add Host")

   Add Host Step 1

   

4. Select location to add host:

   1. Click arrow next to vCenter server (in this example, "barbet-vcenter") to view list of datacenters, clusters or host folders.

   2. Select datacenter and click Next to continue to step 2 of "Add Host" procedure.

      Select a Datacenter for Host

      
5. Enter the administrative account information for the host:
   
   1. Select User name field, and enter user name.
   2. Select Password field, and enter password.

   3. Click Next.

      If you receive an authenticity security alert message, click Yes to continue.

      Add Host Step 2

      

      Host summary details display in the 'Add Host' step 3 procedure.
      
      

6.  Click Next to continue.

   Host Summary

   

   A list of license keys displays (Add Host step 4).
   
   

7. Select a license key to assign to the host, and click Next.

   Assign License Key

   

   The Lockdown mode screen displays (Add Host step 5).
   
   

8. Click Next to continue.

   Do not enable Lockdown mode.

   Lockdown Mode Screen

   

9. From the next screen, select a VM location (Add Host step 6), and click Next.

   VM Location

   

10. From the next screen (Add Host step 7), verify your host configuration, and click Finish.

    Ready to Complete Screen