We learned how to create baselines and baseline groups. The purpose of creating these is to remediate an ESXi server. In this recipe, we will learn how to remediate an ESXi server or a cluster of ESXi hosts. Remediation refers to the process of installing the chosen patches or upgrades on the ESXi server.
The following procedure will guide you through the steps required to remediate an ESXi server.
Select an ESXi server or ESXi cluster from the inventory and navigate to the Update Manager tab and click on Attach... to bring-up the Attach Baseline or Group window.
In the Attach Baseline or Baseline Group window, select a baseline or baseline group and click on Attach to tag it to the ESXi server.
Once a baseline has been attached, click on Scan to scan for compliance.
The scan completes and displays the non-compliance details, if any.
Click on Remediate to bring up the Remediate wizard.
On the Remediate wizard screen, you will be shown the baselines...