6.5.1

Procedure
1 Log in as administrator@your_domain_name to the vCenter Server instance by using the
vSphere Web Client.
2 On the vSphere Web Client Home page, under Administration, click System .
3 Under System Conguration, click Nodes and select a node from the list.
4 Click the Related Objects tab.
You see the list of services running in the node you selected. Editable seings are not available for all
manageable services.
5 Right-click a service from the list and click .
Editable seings are not available for all manageable services.
6 On the Manage tab, click the Edit buon.
7 Edit the service conguration properties.
8 Click OK to save the seings.
9 (Optional) From the Actions menu, select Restart.
Restart the service only if a restart is required to apply the conguration changes.
Export a Support Bundle
If you have deployed the vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller, you
can export a support bundle containing the log les for a specic product included in the
vCenter Server Appliance or for a specic service in the Platform Services Controller. If you have deployed
the vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller, you can export support bundles
for specic services or for specic products, depending on the node that you select in the
vSphere Web Client.
Prerequisites
Verify that the user who logs in to the vCenter Server instance in the vCenter Server Appliance is a member
of the SystemConguration.Administrators group in vCenter Single Sign-On.
Procedure
1 Use the vSphere Web Client to log in as administrator@your_domain_name to the vCenter Server instance
in the vCenter Server Appliance.
The address is of the type hp://appliance-IP-address-or-FQDN/vsphere-client.
2 On the vSphere Web Client main page, hover over the Home icon, click Home, and select System
.
3 Under System Conguration, click Nodes.
4 Select a node from the list.
5 Click the Actions menu and select Export Support Bundle.
6 In the Export Support Bundle window, expand the trees to view the services running in the appliance
and deselect the services for which you do not want to export log les.
All the services are selected by default. If you want to export the support bundle and send it to VMware
Support, leave all check boxes selected. The services are separated in two categories: a Cloud
infrastructure category, which contains the services of specic products in the appliance, and a Virtual
appliance category, which contains the services specic for the appliance and the vCenter Server
product.
vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
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