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View system performance and status information and examine log messages. See Chapter 8, “Performing
Basic System Administration Tasks,” on page 99.
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View, respond to, and resolve administrative system alerts. See Chapter 9, “Resolving Administrative
System Alerts,” on page 113.
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Back up vCenter Operations Manager data and processing components. See Chapter 10, “Backing Up and
Recovering Data,” on page 121.
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Troubleshoot database and connection issues. See Chapter 11, “Using System Tools,” on page 131.
Log In as the admin User
When vCenter Operations Manager is initially installed, you must log in as the admin user to perform
administrative tasks. During the configuration process, you can create additional administrators by assigning
users to the Administrators group.
NOTE Some vCenter Operations Manager features, such as querying the vCenter Operations Manager database
directly, require you to log in as the admin user.
Procedure
1 In a Web browser, type the URL for the Custom user interface.
Option Description
Standalone version
https://
ip_address
vApp version
https://
ip_address
/vcops-custom
ip_address is the IP address or fully qualified host name of the vCenter Operations Manager server or vApp.
2 Type admin in the User name and Password text boxes.
The default admin account password is admin.
3 Click Login.
After you are logged in, your Home page appears in the browser window.
NOTE If your session is inactive for 30 minutes, it times out and you must log in again.
What to do next
If you are using the standalone version of vCenter Operations Manager, change the default admin account
password as soon as possible. To change your password, select User Preferences at the top of your Home page.
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