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2 Select a service and click Start, Stop, or Restart, then click OK.
Restarting some services may lead to functionality becoming temporarily unavailable.
Configure Update Settings
You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to configure your update settings and
check for new updates.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Update.
2 To configure your update settings, click Settings.
a To check for updates automatically, select the checkbox.
b Select to use a default or custom repository.
c If you selected a custom repository, enter the repository URL, username (optional), and password
(optional). Click Save.
For the URL, HTTPS and FTPS protocols are supported.
3 To manually check for updates, click the Check Updates drop-down menu.
a Select to check a CD-ROM or a CD-ROM + URL for updates.
The Available Updates table displays available updates sortable by version, type, release date, reboot
requirement, and severity.
Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings
of the Root User
When you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, you set the initial password of the root user, which
expires after 365 days by default. You can change the root password and the password expiration
settings from the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Administration.
2 In the Password section, click Change.
3 Enter the current password and the new password, then click Save.
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