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
Table 4‑3. API Commands Available in the vCenter Server Appliance (Continued)
API Command Description
com.vmware.appliance.version1.networking.proxy.delete
Delete the proxy conguration for a
protocol that you provide as input.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.networking.proxy.get
Get proxy conguration information
for all protocols.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.networking.proxy.set
Set proxy conguration for a protocol
that you provide as input.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.ntp.get
Get NTP conguration seings. If you
run the tymesync.get command, you
can retrieve the current time
synchronization method (by using
NTP or VMware Tools) . The ntp.get
command always returns the NTP
server information, even when the
time synchronization method is not set
to NTP. If time synchronization
method is not set by using NTP, the
NTP status is displayed as down.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.ntp.server.add
Add NTP servers. This command adds
NTP servers to the conguration. If the
time synchronization is NTP-based,
then NTP daemon is restarted to
reload the new NTP servers.
Otherwise, this command just adds
servers to the NTP conguration.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.ntp.server.delete
Delete NTP servers. This command
deletes NTP servers from the
conguration. If the time
synchronization mode is NTP-based,
the NTP daemon is restarted to reload
the new NTP conguration.
Otherwise, this command just deletes
servers from the NTP conguration.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.ntp.server.set
Set NTP servers. This command
deletes old NTP servers from the
conguration and sets the input NTP
servers in the conguration. If the time
synchronization is set by using NTP,
the NTP daemon is restarted to reload
the new NTP conguration.
Otherwise, this command just replaces
the servers in NTP conguration with
the NTP servers that you provide as
input.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.cpu.stats.get
Get CPU statistics.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.load.health.get
Get load health .
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.load.stats.get
Get load averages (over 1, 5, and 15
minute intervals).
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.mem.health.get
Get memory health.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.mem.stats.get
Get memory statistics.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.net.stats.get
Get network statistics.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.net.stats.list
Get network statistics for all interfaces
that are up and running.
com.vmware.appliance.version1.resources.processes.stats.list
Get statistics on all processes.
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