6.0.1

Contents
About vCenter Server Appliance Conguration 5
Updated Information 7
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vCenter Server Appliance Overview 9
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Using the Appliance Management Interface to Congure the
vCenter Server Appliance 11
Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface 11
View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status 12
Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance 12
Export a Support Bundle 13
Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access 13
Congure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Seings 13
Congure the System Time Zone and Time Synchronization Seings 15
Change the Password and Password Expiration Seings of the Root User 15
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Using the vSphere Web Client to Congure the vCenter Server Appliance 17
Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain 17
Leave an Active Directory Domain 19
Add a User to the SystemConguration.BashShellAdministrators Group 20
Edit Access Seings to the vCenter Server Appliance 20
Edit the DNS and IP Address Seings of the vCenter Server Appliance 21
Edit the Firewall Seings of the vCenter Server Appliance 23
Edit the Startup Seings of a Service 24
Start, Stop, or Restart Services in the vCenter Server Appliance 24
View the Health Status of Services and Nodes 25
Edit the Seings of Services 25
Export a Support Bundle 26
Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine 27
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Using the Appliance Shell to Congure the vCenter Server Appliance 29
Access the Appliance Shell 29
Enable Bash Shell Access From the Appliance Shell 30
Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Commands 30
Get Help About the Plug-Ins and API Commands in the Appliance 31
Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell 31
API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell 33
Browse the Log Files by Using the showlog Plug-In 36
Conguring SNMP for the vCenter Server Appliance 36
Conguring Time Synchronization Seings in the vCenter Server Appliance 43
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