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3 Congure the time synchronization seings.
a In the Time Synchronization pane, click Edit.
b From the Mode drop-down menu, congure the time synchronization method.
Option Description
Disabled
No time synchronization. Uses the system time zone seings.
Host
Enables VMware Tools time synchronization. Uses VMware Tools to
synchronize the time of the appliance with the time of the ESXi host.
NTP
Enables NTP synchronization. You must enter the IP address or FQDN
of one or more NTP servers.
c Click OK.
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. For security reasons, you can change the root password and the password
expiration seings.
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 Change root password pane, change the root password and click Submit.
3 Congure the password expiration seings for the root user.
a In the Root password expires section, set the password expiration policy.
Option Description
Yes
The password of the root user expires after a particular number of
days. You must provide the following information:
n
Root password validity (days)
The number of days after which the password expires.
n
Email for expiration warning
The email address to which the vCenter Server Appliance sends a
warning message before the expiration date.
No
The password of the root user never expires.
b In the Password expiry seings pane, click Submit to apply the new password expiry seings.
In the Password expires on text box, you can see the new expiration date.
Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine
You can redirect the vCenter Server Appliance log les to another machine, for example, if you want to
preserve storage space on the vCenter Server Appliance.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
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