6.5.1

Contents
About vCenter Server Appliance Conguration 5
Updated Information 7
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vCenter Server Appliance Overview 9
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Using the Appliance Management Interface to Congure the
vCenter Server Appliance 11
Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface 11
View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status 12
Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance 13
Export a Support Bundle 13
Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access 13
Congure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Seings 14
Congure the System Time Zone and Time Synchronization Seings 15
Change the Password and Password Expiration Seings of the Root User 16
Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine 16
Monitor Network Use 17
Monitor CPU and Memory Use 18
Monitor Database Use 18
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Using the vSphere Web Client to Congure the vCenter Server Appliance 21
Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain 21
Leave an Active Directory Domain 23
Add a User to the SystemConguration.BashShellAdministrators Group 24
Edit Access Seings to the vCenter Server Appliance 24
Edit the DNS and IP Address Seings of the vCenter Server Appliance 25
Edit the Firewall Seings of the vCenter Server Appliance 27
Edit the Startup Seings of a Service 28
Start, Stop, or Restart Services in the vCenter Server Appliance 28
View the Health Status of Services and Nodes 29
Edit the Seings of Services 29
Export a Support Bundle 30
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Using the Appliance Shell to Congure the vCenter Server Appliance 33
Access the Appliance Shell 33
Enable and Access the Bash Shell from the Appliance Shell 34
Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Commands 34
Get Help About the Plug-Ins and API Commands in the Appliance 35
Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell 35
Browse the Log Files By Using the showlog Plug-In 36
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