How to add an ESXi host to an existing vSphere datacenter

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides the steps to add an ESXi host to an existing vSphere datacenter.

Resolution

See the document for the steps: How to Add a Host to Your vSphere Data Center or Folder

There is no impact on VMs running on the ESXi host when adding it to a vSphere datacenter.
The ESXi host does not have to be in maintenance mode.

Additional Information

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