6.0.1
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 Log in as administrator@your_domain_name to the vCenter Server instance by using the
vSphere Web Client.
2 On the vSphere Web Client Home page, under Administration, click System .
3 Under System Conguration click Nodes and select a node from the list.
4 Click the Related Objects tab.
You see the list of services running in the node you selected. Editable seings are not available for all
manageable services.
5 Right-click a service from the list and click .
Editable seings are not available for all manageable services.
6 On the Manage tab click the Edit buon.
7 Edit the service conguration properties.
8 Click OK to save the seings.
9 (Optional) From the Actions menu, select Restart.
You should restart the service only if a restart of the service is required so that the conguration
changes are applied.
Export a Support Bundle
If you have deployed the vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller, you
can export a support bundle containing the log les for a specic product included in the
vCenter Server Appliance or for a specic service in the Platform Services Controller. If you have deployed
the vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller, you can export support bundles
for specic services or for specic products, depending on the node that you select in the
vSphere Web Client.
Prerequisites
Verify that the user name you use to log in to the vCenter Server instance in the vCenter Server Appliance is
a member of the SystemConguration.Administrators group in vCenter Single Sign-On.
Procedure
1 Use the vSphere Web Client to log in as administrator@your_domain_name to the vCenter Server instance
in the vCenter Server Appliance.
The address is of the type hp://appliance-IP-address-or-FQDN/vsphere-client.
2 On the vSphere Web Client Home page, click System .
3 Under System Conguration, click Nodes.
4 Select a node from the list.
5 Click the Actions menu and select Export Support Bundle.
6 In the Export Support Bundle window, expand the trees to view the services running in the appliance
and deselect the services for which you do not want to export log les.
All of the services are selected by default. If you want to export the support bundle and send it to
VMware Support, leave all check boxes selected. The services are separated in two categories: a Cloud
infrastructure category, which contains the services of specic products in the appliance, and a Virtual
appliance category, which contains the services specic for the appliance and the vCenter Server
product.
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