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
Updated Information
This vCenter Server Appliance Conguration is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.
This table provides the update history of the vCenter Server Appliance Conguration.
Revision Description
EN-001785-06
Updated topic “Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell,” on page 31 to add the cmsso-util and
psc-restore plug-ins.
EN-001785-05 Updated topic “Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain,” on page 17 to
improve the information about enabling Windows session authentication (SSPI) for Active Directory
users when using the vSphere Web Client and the vSphere Client to connect to a vCenter Server instance.
EN-001785-04 Updated topics “Congure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Seings,” on page 13 and “Edit the DNS
and IP Address Seings of the vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 21 to add a prerequisite for changing
the IP address of the appliance.
EN-001785-03 Updated topic “Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface,” on page 11 to add a
prerequisite for enabling TLS 1.0 and 1.1 if using Internet Explorer.
EN-001785-02 Updated topic “Create a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 45 to correct the
command syntax by adding a required parameter.
EN-001785-01
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Updated Chapter 1, “vCenter Server Appliance Overview,” on page 9 to state that customization of
the vCenter Server Appliance is unsupported except for adding memory and CPU.
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Updated “Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain,” on page 17 to state
that this procedure aaches users and groups from an Active Directory domain to the vCenter Single
Sign-On domain, Active Directory domains with read-only domain controllers (RODC) are
unsupported, and the organizational unit text box requires the canonical name of the organizational
unit. Also, added information in step 11 about the identity source seings of the joined Active
Directory domain.
EN-001785-00 Initial release.
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