Creating a datacenter and adding an ESXi host to the vCenter Server Inventory using vCenter Server appliance.

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to create a datacenter and to add an ESXi host to the vCenter Server inventory using the vCenter Server Appliance.

Environment

VMware vSphere vCenter Server

VMware vSphere ESXi Host

Resolution

To add an ESXi host to the vCenter Server inventory:

1. Log in to vCenter Server.
2. Right-click the vCenter, select New Datacenter, enter an appropriate name and click OK.
   
   Note: You can add hosts to datacenter objects and not directly to the cluster. To add the hosts to cluster, we need to place the host into maintenance mode.
   
   
3. Right-click the new datacenter object and click Add Host.
4. Enter the hostname or IP address and click Next.
5. Enter the user name and password for the ESXi host and click Next.
6. Complete the Add Host wizard by accepting the default values.
   
   Note: You can monitor the progress of the Add standalone host task in the Recent tasks panel on the right side.