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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.1

Modify ESXi host settings using ONTAP tools

Contributors netapp-jani

You can use the dashboard of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere to edit your ESXi host settings.

What you will need

You should have configured an ESXi host system for your vCenter Server instance.

If there is an issue with your ESXi host settings, the issue is displayed in the ESXi host systems portlet of the dashboard. You can click the issue to view the host name or the IP address of the ESXi host that has the issue.

Steps

  1. Log in to the vSphere client using https://vcenterip/ui

  2. In the shortcuts page, click on NetApp ONTAP tools under the plug-ins section.

  3. Go to ESXi Host compliance portlet in the Overview (Dashboard) of the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere plug-in.

  4. Select Apply Recommended Settings link.

  5. In the Apply recommended host settings window, select the hosts that you want to comply with NetApp recommended host settings and click Next

    Note You can expand the ESXi host to see the current values

  6. In the settings page, select the recommended values as required.

  7. In the summary pane, check the values and click Finish You can track the progress in the Recent task panel.