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The host profile feature of vSphere 4 is useful in streamlining host profile set up and eases diagnostics.
As part of its ongoing testing of the VMware vSphere 4 platform and its rivals, eWEEK Labs puts the new host profiles feature to the test. Host profiles streamlines the configuration of new ESX hosts, and makes it easier for administrators to check for compliance.
New in VMware vSphere 4 is the ability to streamline the configuration of new ESX hosts. (ESX being the management component of the server infrastructure.) As part of my ongoing testing of the vSphere 4 platform, I put the new feature through its paces in the lab.
Host profiles help to solve the finicky problem of ensuring uniformity among the groups of physical ESX host systems that support the virtual machine environment. The host profile feature is a good addition to vSphere 4, but the need for it may be lessened by the abilities of the new distributed switch that was also added in this overhaul of VMware’s flagship data centre virtualisation platform.
