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Run Rule Compliance for an ESX Server

You can create access and management profiles and schedule a recurring compliance job for an ESX server in one operation.

To be able to use this functionality, the following conditions must be met:

• The target system is ESX 4.x.
• The root user is allowed for SSH login to the ESX server.
• The VMware ESX Server 4.1 with Compliance Rules.jar blueprint is imported into CA Configuration Automation.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Explore pane.

   Available groups, services, and systems appear.

2. Expand the VMware vCenter Server folder and right-click an ESX server.

   A shortcut menu appears.

3. Select Verification, Run Rule Compliance.

   The ESX 4.x Rule Compliance dialog appears.

4. Select a CCA server, and enter the user name and password for the ESX server. If you want to create a scheduled compliance job, enable the Schedule action for rule compliance option. Click OK.

   The following steps are performed automatically:

   1. The selected CCA server is assigned to the ESX server.
   2. Access and management profiles are created and assigned to the ESX server.
   3. Server discovery is run.
   4. Rule compliance is run.
   5. A scheduled action for repeated running of the compliance job is created.
5. On the Policy tab, you can adjust the action and its schedule. By default, the compliance job is run every Sunday at midnight.