# WLOC Administration Console Online Help

# Configure the general resource pool information for ESX Agent

Before you begin

Review Configure and manage Agents and Configure the resource pool for an Agent.

The General tab on the Resource Pools page enables you to configure network interfaces for communicating with the ESX resource pool on which you can deploy the WLOC services. You configure the general properties of the resource pool initially when you create an Agent using the WLOC Configuration Wizard, as described in Configuring the Controller and Agents.

To modify the general properties of the resource pool for an ESX Agent:

1. Access the Agent page in one of the following ways:
   - Click the Inventory tab in the WLOC navigation bar, expand the Agents list in the Inventory pane, and click the name of the Agent.
   - Click the Agents tab in the WLOC navigation bar and click the name of the Agent that you want to configure in the Agents table.
   - Click the Home tab in the WLOC navigation bar, click Agents under Manage Configuration, and click the name of the Agent that you want to configure in the Agents table.
2. Click the Resource Pool tab on the Agent page.
3. Click the General tab to modify the following general properties for resource pool, as required:

   Field | Description
   --- | ---
   Description | Description of the ESX resource pool. This field is optional.
   Compute Resource | Name of the ESX server or cluster.
   Data Center | Name of the VMware data center. The data center manages the servers, clsuters, and machines for the resource pool.
   Resource Pool | Name of the resource pool.
   Standard Out Directory | Directory to which standard out log files are written. This field defaults to null.
   Use Secure Connections | Flag that specifies whether to use a secure connection when communicating with the ESX Agent.

   The name of the ESX pool of resource pool cannot be modified after the Agent is created using the WLOC Configuration Wizard.
4. Click Save.
   The resource pool configuration is updated and the following confirmation message is displayed:

       Settings updated successfully

After you finish

Configure resource pool software for ESX Agents.