6.5.1

Using the Appliance Management
Interface to Configure the
vCenter Server Appliance 2
After you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance that contains vCenter Server with an embedded
Platform Services Controller, vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller, or a
Platform Services Controller, you can log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface and edit
the appliance seings.
For information about patching the vCenter Server Appliance and enabling automatic checks for
vCenter Server Appliance patches, see the vSphere Upgrade documentation.
For information backing up and restoring the vCenter Server Appliance, see vSphere Installation and Setup.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface,” on page 11
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“View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status,” on page 12
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“Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 13
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“Export a Support Bundle,” on page 13
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“Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access,” on page 13
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“Congure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Seings,” on page 14
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“Congure the System Time Zone and Time Synchronization Seings,” on page 15
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“Change the Password and Password Expiration Seings of the Root User,” on page 16
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“Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine,” on page 16
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“Monitor Network Use,” on page 17
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“Monitor CPU and Memory Use,” on page 18
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“Monitor Database Use,” on page 18
Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface
Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to access the vCenter Server Appliance
conguration seings.
N The login session expires if you leave the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface idle for 10
minutes.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vCenter Server Appliance is successfully deployed and running.
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