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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
vCenter Server Appliance Overview 1
The vCenter Server Appliance is a precongured Linux virtual machine, which is optimized for running
vCenter Server and the associated services on Linux.
You can download the vCenter Server Appliance installer, install the VMware Client Integration Plug-In,
and deploy the vCenter Server Appliance. During the deployment of the appliance, you select whether you
want to deploy vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller or
vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller. You can also join the
vCenter Server Appliance to the same vCenter Single Sign-On domain as another vCenter Server Appliance
or vCenter Server on Windows. See vSphere Installation and Setup.
The vCenter Server Appliance is supported on ESXi 5.0 and later. The appliance package contains the
following software:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Update 3 for VMware, 64-bit edition.
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PostgreSQL database.
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vCenter Server 6.0 and vCenter Server 6.0 components.
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Platform Services Controller that contains all of the necessary services for running vCenter Server such
as vCenter Single Sign-On, License service, and VMware Certicate Authority.
For detailed information about the Platform Services Controller, see vSphere Installation and Setup.
Customization of the vCenter Server Appliance is unsupported except for adding memory and CPU.
The vCenter Server Appliance has the following default user names:
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root user with the password that you set during the deployment of the virtual appliance. You use the
root user to log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface and to the appliance Linux
operating system.
I The password for the root account of the vCenter Server Appliance expires after 365 days
by default. For information about how to change the root password and congure the password
expiration seings, see “Change the Password and Password Expiration Seings of the Root User,” on
page 15.
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administrator@your_domain_name which is the vCenter Single Sign-On user with the password and
domain name that you set during the deployment of the appliance.
In vSphere 5.5, this user is administrator@vsphere.local. In vSphere 6.0, when you install vCenter Server
or deploy the vCenter Server Appliance with a new Platform Services Controller, you can change the
vSphere domain. Do not use the same domain name as the domain name of your Microsoft Active
Directory or OpenLDAP domain name.
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