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
Index
A
accessing Bash shell 30
Active Directory domain, leaving 19
Active Directory domain, joining 17
API commands in the vCenter Server Appliance,
getting help 31
APIs 33
appliance console, logging in 51
appliance password, changing 15, 52
appliance shell
accessing 29
using to edit the vCenter Server Appliance 29
appliance troubleshooting, enabling 53
appliance
configure DNS settings 52
configure IPv4 52
configure IPv6 52
configure management network 52
configure static IP 52
appliance Bash shell
enabling access 53
logging in 54
appliance DCUI, changing password 52
appliance Direct Console User Interface, logging
in 51
appliance password expiry settings,
changing 15
Auto Deploy, setting up startup settings 24
B
Bash shell
accessing 30
accessing for troubleshooting 54
enabling access 30
enabling for troubleshooting 53
enabling users to edit access 20
keyboard shortcuts 30
browsing the log files, showlog plug-in 36
C
command-line management of the appliance 29
D
DCUI, logging in 51
Direct Console User Interface, vCenter Server
Appliance 51
DNS settings, editing in the vCenter Server
Appliance 13, 21
E
email of a local user, changing in the vCenter
Server Appliance 46
enabling Bash shell access in the vCenter
Server Appliance 13, 20
enabling HTTP port forwarding in the vCenter
Server Appliance 20
enabling local login in the vCenter Server
Appliance 20
enabling SSH in the vCenter Server
appliance 13, 20
ESXi Dump Collector, setting up startup
settings 24
F
filtering traps, SNMP agent 41
firewall, configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 23
firewall rules
adding in the vCenter Server Appliance 23
editing in the vCenter Server Appliance 23
G
GET requests
configuring the vCenter Server Appliance 37
configuring the vCenter Server Appliance
SNMP agent 37
glossary 5
H
hardware health status, in the vCenter Server
Appliance 47
I
intended audience 5
interactive mode, running vimtop 48
IP address 13, 21
IPv4 address, setting up for the appliance 13, 21
IPv6 address, setting up for the appliance 13, 21
L
local user accounts
listing in the appliance 45
managing in the appliance 45
vCenter Server Appliance 45
local user account
creating in the appliance 45
VMware, Inc. 55