How to do it...

The following two procedures will guide you through the steps involved in exporting and importing Host Profiles:

1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client and use the key combination Ctrl + Alt + 1 to navigate to the inventory home.   
2. At the inventory home, click on Host Profiles to view all the profiles already created. 
3. Right-click on the Host Profile and click on Export Host Profile:

1. After the retrieval of the profile data, you will be prompted to acknowledge the information that the passwords will not be exported. Click Save:

1. In the Save As windows, supply a name for the profile file and click Save.
2. You should see an Export host profile task complete successfully in the Recent Tasks pane: