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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- 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
- Create a Support Bundle
- Monitor CPU and Memory Use
- Monitor Disk Use
- Monitor Network Use
- Monitor Database Use
- 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
- Start, Stop, and Restart Services
- Configure Update Settings
- Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User
- Forward vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Remote Syslog Server
- Configure and Schedule Backups
- Using the vSphere Client and 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
- Using the Appliance Shell to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Access the Appliance Shell
- Enable and Access the Bash Shell 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
- Browse the Log Files By Using the showlog Plug-In
- API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
- 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 Use 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
3 To get help about the API commands, run the help api list or the ? api list command.
You receive a list with all the API commands in the appliance.
4 To get help about a particular API command, run the help api api_name or the ? api api_name
command.
For example, to receive help about the com.vmware.appliance.version1.timesync.set
command, run help api timesync.set or ? api timesync.set.
Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
The plug-ins in the vCenter Server Appliance provide you with access to various administrative tools. The
plug-ins reside in the CLI itself. The plug-ins are standalone Linux or VMware utilities, which do not
depend on any VMware service.
Table 4‑2. Plug-Ins Available in the vCenter Server Appliance
Plug-In Description
com.vmware.clear
A plug-in that you can use to clear the terminal screen.
com.vmware.cmsso-util
A plug-in that you use for orchestrating changes to PNID,
Machine Certificate, unregistering a node from Component
Manager, vCenter Single Sign-On, reconfiguring vCenter Server
with an embedded Platform Services Controller, and repointing
vCenter Server to an external Platform Services Controller.
com.vmware.dcli
vAPI based CLI client.
com.vmware.nslookup
A plug-in that you can use to query the Domain Name System
(DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any
other specific DNS record.
com.vmware.pgrep
A plug-in that you can use to search for all named processes.
com.vmware.pgtop
A plug-in that you can use to monitor the PostgreSQL database.
com.vmware.ping
A plug-in that you can use to ping a remote host. Accepts the
same arguments as bin/ping.
com.vmware.ping6
A plug-in that you can use to ping a remote host. Accepts the
same arguments as bin/ping6.
com.vmware.portaccess
A plug-in that you can use to troubleshoot the port access of a
host.
com.vmware.ps
A plug-in that you can use to see statistics on running
processes.
com.vmware.rvc
Ruby vSphere Console
com.vmware.service-control
A plug-in that you can use to manage VMware services.
com.vmware.shell
A plug-in that allows access to the appliance Bash shell.
com.vmware.showlog
A plug-in that you can use to browse the log files.
com.vmware.shutdown
A plug-in that you can use to restart or power off the appliance.
com.vmware.software-packages
A plug-in that you can use to update the software packages in
the appliance.
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