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HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 Hosts to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
EE Fellow, MVE, Expert of the Year 2021,2017-11, Scribe 2016-2012, Author of the Year 2018-6,2013-2012 VMware vExpert Pro, vExpert 2022-2011
In this video, I will show you how to HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 Host to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0, with some helpful tips along the way. Did I mention DNS and A records ?

For more guidance and a step by step tutorial with screenshots, which supports this video, please see the following article which this video is based on  HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi Hosts to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 6.0

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1. Connect to vCenter Server 8.0.

Using a web browser, enter the fully qualified domain name of the vCenter Server 8.0 in the URL.

2. Privacy Notice.

If using the VMware self-signed certificate (the default), click Accept to proceed.

3. Launch vSphere Client (HTML5)

Click the Launch vSphere Client (HTML5) button.

4. Enter SSO credentials

Enter the Administrator@vsphere.local username and password.

5. Create a Datacenter

Right-click and create a Datacenter.

6. Add a Host

Right-click and a host using it's fully qualified domain name.
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