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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Updated Information
- vCenter Server Appliance Overview
- Using the Appliance Management Interface to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface
- View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status
- Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance
- Export a Support Bundle
- Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access
- Configure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Settings
- Configure the System Time Zone and Time Synchronization Settings
- Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User
- Using the vSphere Web Client to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain
- Leave an Active Directory Domain
- Add a User to the SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators Group
- Edit Access Settings to the vCenter Server Appliance
- Edit the DNS and IP Address Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Edit the Firewall Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Edit the Startup Settings of a Service
- Start, Stop, or Restart Services in the vCenter Server Appliance
- View the Health Status of Services and Nodes
- Edit the Settings of Services
- Export a Support Bundle
- Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine
- Using the Appliance Shell to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Access the Appliance Shell
- Enable Bash Shell Access From the Appliance Shell
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Commands
- Get Help About the Plug-Ins and API Commands in the Appliance
- Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
- API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
- Browse the Log Files by Using the showlog Plug-In
- Configuring SNMP for the vCenter Server Appliance
- Configuring Time Synchronization Settings in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Managing Local User Accounts in the vCenter Server Appliance
- User Roles in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Get a List of the Local User Accounts in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Create a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Update the Password of a Local User in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Update a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Delete a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Monitor Health Status and Statistics in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Using the vimtop Plug-In to Monitor the Resource Usage of Services
- Using the Direct Console User Interface to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to the Direct Console User Interface
- Change the Password of the Root User
- Configure the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Restart the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Enable Access to the Appliance Bash shell
- Access the Appliance Bash Shell for Troubleshooting
- Export a vCenter Server Support Bundle for Troubleshooting
- Index
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.
2 Click Reboot or Shutdown to restart or power o the virtual machine.
3 In the conrmation dialog window, click Yes to conrm the operation.
Export a Support Bundle
You can export a support bundle that contains the log les for the vCenter Server instance running in the
appliance. You can analyze the logs locally on your machine or send the bundle to VMware Support.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.
2 Click Create Support Bundle, and save the bundle on your local machine.
The support bundle is downloaded as a .tgz le on your local machine.
Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access
You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to edit the access seings to the appliance.
You can enable or disable an SSH administrator login to the appliance. You can also enable access to the
vCenter Server Appliance Bash shell for a specic time interval.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Access, and click Edit.
2 Edit the access seings for the vCenter Server Appliance.
Option Description
Enable SSH login
Enables SSH access to the vCenter Server Appliance.
Enable Bash shell
Enables Bash shell access to the vCenter Server Appliance for the number
of minutes that you enter.
3 Click OK to save the seings.
Configure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Settings
You can assign static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, edit the DNS seings, and dene the proxy seings for the
vCenter Server Appliance.
Prerequisites
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To change the IP address of the appliance, verify that the system name of the appliance is an FQDN. If,
during the deployment of the appliance, you set an IP address as a system name, you cannot change the
IP address after the deployment, because the system name is used as a primary network identier.
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Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
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