Specifications

3 Type the Autodeploy Server Port to use.
4 In the Autodeploy repository max size field, type the maximum Auto Deploy repository size in GB.
5 (Optional) Click Test Settings to verify that the specified settings are valid.
6 Click Save Settings.
7 Restart ESXi services.
Configure NFS Storage on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Enable storing VMware vCenter Server Appliance log and core files on NFS to store VMware vCenter Server
Appliance files on an NFS datastore.
Prerequisites
Install the VMware vCenter Server Appliance and configure the database. See “Configure Database Settings
for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 44 and the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation.
Disable root squashing on the NFS server. For example, use the command exportfs -vo
rw,no_root_squash,sync :/share.
Procedure
1 Log in to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Web console.
2 (Optional) On the Status tab, click Stop vCenter.
This action minimizes logging to the old storage location.
3 On the vCenter Server tab, select Storage.
4 (Optional) Select Enable storing log files on NFS and type the NFS share on which to store VMware
vCenter Server Appliance log files.
5 (Optional) Select Enable storing core files on NFS and type the NFS share on which to store VMware
vCenter Server Appliance core files.
6 (Optional) Click Test Settings to verify that the VMware vCenter Server Appliance can successfully store
files to the specified NFS shares.
7 Click Save Settings.
8 Restart the VMware vCenter Server Appliance.
Configure Syslog Collector Ports on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance
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.
Prerequisites
Install the VMware vCenter Server Appliance and configure the database. See “Configure Database Settings
for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 44 and the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation.
Procedure
1 Log in to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Web console.
2 On the Services tab, click Syslog.
3 Type the Syslog collector server port and the Syslog collector server SSL port and click Save Settings.
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