Host Profiles are created by extracting the host configuration from a reference ESXi host. Once created, it will be listed as an object of the Host Profile type in the Host Profiles Objects tab.
Host Profiles contain configuration policies that are either fetched from the reference host or added to the Host Profile at a later stage.
A Host Profile can contain the following information:
- Advanced configuration settings
- General system settings
- Networking configuration
- Security and services
- Storage configuration
Not all advanced configuration settings can be configured using a Host Profile. VMware Knowledge Base article 2001994 provides more details: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2001994.
Keep in mind that you will need access to a vCenter Server to create Host Profiles. This is because the object data corresponding to the Host Profiles is saved in the vCenter...
