You can discard all changes that you made to a draft configuration by deleting it in the vSphere Client. The current desired state of the cluster remains unaffected.

When you create and edit a draft configuration, your changes are stored on vCenter Server. When you delete your draft configuration, the changes you made will be permanently lost. If another user creates a draft configuration for the same cluster, that draft configuration remains unaffected when you delete your draft configuration. You can preserve your current cluster configuration and continue editing the draft configuration settings only if you export the draft configuration document. For more information, see Export the Draft Cluster Configuration or Draft Cluster Configuration Schema.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that vCenter Server is of version 8.0 Update 2 or later.
  • Verify that ESXi is of version 8.0 Update 1 or later.
  • Verify that you have a draft configuration created for a cluster.
  • Verify that you have the required license.
  • Verify that you have the required privileges for viewing host settings in the desired configuration. See Required Privileges for Using vSphere Configuration Profiles.

Procedure

  1. In the vSphere Client, navigate to a cluster that you manage with a single image.
  2. On the Configure tab, click Desired State > Configuration.
  3. On the Draft tab, click the horizontal ellipses icon and select Discard draft.
    The Discard draft dialog box appears.
  4. Click Discard draft.

Results

The draft configuration is permanently removed and you can no longer edit its settings.

What to do next

Create a new draft configuration if you want to edit the cluster configuration in the vSphere Client. For more information, see Create a Draft Configuration in vSphere Client.