Specifications

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You!can!modify!ESX!Server!configuration!options!by!logging!in!to!the!VMware!
Management!Interface!as!root!and!clicking!the!Options!tab.!The!settings!you!can!
change!and!activities!you!can!perform!include!updating!the!startup!profile,!configuring!
storage!and!network!settings,!and!configuring!other!server!options.
Refer!to!the!VMware!
ESX!Server!Installation!Guide!for!additional!information!about!
server!configuration!during!installation.
This!chapter!provides!an!overview!of!the!configuration!modification!options:
! “Startup!Profile”!on!page 188
! “Network!Connections”!on!page 188
! “Users!and!Groups”!on!page 192
! “Security!Settings”!on!page 194
! “SNMP!Configuration”!on!page 196
! “Licensing!and!Serial!Numbers”!on!page 196
! “Storage!Management”!on!page 196
! “A d v a n c e d !Settings”!on!page 205
! “Service!Console!Settings”!on!page 206
! “System!Logs!and!Availability!Report”!on!page 209
! “Virtual!Machines!Startup!and!Shutdown”!on!page 217
! “Rebooting!or!Shutting!Down!the!Server”!on!page 221
Administering ESX Server
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