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
deleting from the vCenter Server
Appliance 47
updating in the vCenter Server Appliance 46
log bundle, exporting 13
log bundles, exporting 26
log files 36
M
management network, restarting 53
Message Bus Configuration, setting up startup
settings 24
monitoring
health status, services, nodes 25
health status, vCenter Server Appliance 12
N
new local user account, vCenter Server
Appliance 45
NTP servers, adding 44
NTP-based time synchronization 44
O
overview of, vCenter Server appliance 9
P
password
changing 15, 52
updating for a local user 46
password expiry settings, changing 15
Platform Services Controller
joining to an Active Directory domain 17
leaving an Active Directory domain 19
plug-ins, vCenter Server Appliance 31
plug-ins in the vCenter Server Appliance, getting
help 31
polling, configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 37
proxy server, setting up for the vCenter Server
Appliance 13
R
redirecting, log files 27
S
services
monitoring in interactive mode 48
restarting 24
starting 24
startup settings 24
stopping 24
showlog plug-in 36
SNMP
configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 36
management software 42
SNMP agent in the vCenter Server Appliance,
configuring for polling 37
SNMP authentication, configuring in the vCenter
Server Appliance 39
SNMP configuration 36
SNMP privacy, configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 39
SNMP agent
clearing all traps 41
configuring for sending v1 or v2c traps 38
filtering traps 41
SNMP communities, configuring 37
SNMP settings, resetting 42
SNMP users 40
SNMP v1 and v2c, configuring in the vCenter
Server Appliance 37
SNMP v1 and v2c configuration 37
SNMP v3, configuring the vCenter Server
Appliance 38
SNMP v3 agent engine ID, configuring 39
SNMP v3 targets, configuring 41
specifying DNS settings, vCenter Server
Appliance 13, 21
SSH, enabling 53
startup settings of a service 24
startup settings, editing 24
status of a local user, changing in the vCenter
Server Appliance 46
support bundle, exporting 13, 54
support bundles 26
system configuration, editing service settings 25
SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators
group, adding members 20
T
time synchronization
NTP-based 44
VMware Tools-based 43
time synchronization settings 15, 43
U
updated information 7
user roles, vCenter Server Appliance 45
V
vCenter Server Appliance
accessing the vCenter Server Appliance
Management Interface 11
adding a local user account 45
adding NTP servers 44
API commands 33
changing the email address of a user 46
changing the full name of a user 46
changing the password expiry settings 15
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