Specifications

Basic System Administration
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2Right‐clickVMwareInfrastructureServer,chooseStart,andwaitforstartupto
complete.
3ClosethePropertiesdialogbox.
Stopping the VirtualCenter Server
TheVirtualCenterServerisaWindowsservice.YoucanusetheWindowsinterfaceto
selecttheserviceandstopit.
YoushouldnothavetostoptheVirtualCenterServer.ItisbestfortheVirtualCenter
Servertohavecontinuousoperation.Continuousoperationensuresthatallmonitoring
andtaskactivitiesareperformed
asexpected.
To stop the VirtualCenter Server
1GototheServicesdisplayforyourversionofWindows.
Forexample,selectStart>ControlPanel>AdministrativeTools>Services.Click
VMwareVirtualCenterService.
2Right‐clicktheVMwareVirtualCenterServer,chooseStop,andwaitforittostop.
3ClosethePropertiesdialogbox.
VI Client
TheVMwareInfrastructureClientisusedtologintoeitheraVirtualCenterServeror
anESXServerhost.EachserversupportsmultipleVIClientsessions.TheVIClientcan
beinstalledonanymachinethathasnetworkaccesstotheVirtualCenterServeroran
ESXserverhost.
Bydefault,administrators
areallowedtologintoaVirtualCenterServer.
Administratorsherearedefinedtobeeither:
 MembersofthelocalAdministratorsgroupiftheVirtualCenterServerisnota
domaincontroller.
 MembersofthedomainAdministratorsgroupiftheVirtualCenterServerisa
domaincontroller.
Starting the VI Client and Logging In
TheVIClientistheinterfacetoESXServerhostsandtheVirtualCenterServer.When
youstarttheVIClient,ithasasingleopeningpage.Whenyoulogin,theVIClient
displaysonlythefeaturesandfunctionsthatareappropriatetothetypeofserveryou
loggedonto.
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