Specifications

Configure Inventory Size for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance on page 47

Set the inventory size of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance based on the number of hosts and virtual

machines that you plan to have in the VMware vCenter Server Appliance inventory.

Configure ESXi Dump Collector on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance on page 48

You can use ESXi Dump Collector to configure and dump a host's kernel core to a network server on the

datacenter when the system fails. ESXi Dump Collector is installed and enabled by default on the VMware

vCenter Server Appliance.

Configure ESXi Auto Deploy Settings on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance on page 48

If you are using the VMware vCenter Server appliance for Auto Deploy, you can change the server port

and maximum repository size for Auto Deploy.

Configure NFS Storage on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance on page 49

Enable storing VMware vCenter Server Appliance log and core files on NFS to store VMware vCenter

Server Appliance files on an NFS datastore.

Configure Syslog Collector Ports on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance on page 49

The VMware vCenter Server Appliance acts as a syslog server, receiving system logs from hosts

provisioned with Auto Deploy. You can change the system and SSL ports on the VMware vCenter Server

Appliance to which hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy send log files.

Configure Authentication Settings on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance on page 50

You can configure authentication settings, such as enabling an NIS or Active Directory server, on the

VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

configuration settings.

Prerequisites

Install the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. See the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation.

Procedure

1 Go to the configuration address that your VMware vCenter Server Appliance virtual machine provides:

https://VMware vCenter Server Appliance IP address:5480.

2 Type your user name and password, and click Login.

The initial default user name is root, and the default password is vmware.

What to do next

The first time you log in to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, accept the End-User License Agreement

by clicking Accept EULA and set the database type. See “Configure Database Settings for the VMware vCenter

Server Appliance,” on page 44.

Configure Database Settings for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance

Configure database settings, such as database type and log in, for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

Prerequisites

Install the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. See the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation.

Procedure

1 Log in to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Web console.

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