Specifications

Administration Guide
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Figure 3-11. Options tab
These!options!allow!you!to!configure!ESX!Server.!For!information!on!each!of!these!links,!
see!“A d m i n i s t e r i n g !ESX!Server”!on!page 187.
Click!the!Status!Monitor!tab!to!return!to!the!Status!Monitor.
Logging Out of the VMware Management Interface
When!you!are!ready!to!log!out!of!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!click!Logout!on!
the!Status!Monitor!or!Options!tab.!You!are!prompted!to!confirm!that!you!want!to!log!
out.!Logging!out!does!not!affect!the!virtual!machines!on!the!host!or!any!remote!consoles!
you!opened!from!the
!management!interface.!
VMware!Management!Interface!sessions!expire!automatically!after!60!minutes!of!
inactivity!or!idle!time.!
Using the Apache Web Server with the Management
Interface
On!VMware!ESX!Server,!an!Apache!server!is!installed!with!the!VMware!Management!
Interface.!These!are!the!commands!to!start,!stop,!or!restart!the!Apache!server.!
To!use!these!commands,!you!must!log!in!as!root!(su -).!