6.5.1
Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Updated Information
- 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
- Export a Support Bundle
- 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
- Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User
- Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine
- Monitor Network Use
- Monitor CPU and Memory Use
- Monitor Database Use
- Using the 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
- Index
Index
A
accessing Bash shell 34
Active Directory domain, leaving 23
Active Directory domain, joining 21
API commands in the vCenter Server Appliance,
getting help 35
APIs 37
appliance console, logging in 57
appliance password, changing 16, 58
appliance shell
accessing 33
using to edit the vCenter Server Appliance 33
appliance troubleshooting, enabling 59
appliance
configure DNS settings 58
configure IPv4 58
configure IPv6 58
configure management network 58
configure static IP 58
appliance Bash shell
enabling access 59
logging in 60
appliance DCUI, changing password 58
appliance Direct Console User Interface, logging
in 57
appliance password expiry settings,
changing 16
Auto Deploy, setting up startup settings 28
B
Bash shell
accessing 34
accessing for troubleshooting 60
enabling access 34
enabling for troubleshooting 59
enabling users to edit access 24
keyboard shortcuts 34
browsing the log files, showlog plug-in 36
C
command-line management of the appliance 33
D
DCUI, logging in 57
Direct Console User Interface, vCenter Server
Appliance 57
DNS settings, editing in the vCenter Server
Appliance 14, 25
E
email of a local user, changing in the vCenter
Server Appliance 51
enabling Bash shell access in the vCenter
Server Appliance 13, 24
enabling HTTP port forwarding in the vCenter
Server Appliance 24
enabling local login in the vCenter Server
Appliance 24
enabling SSH in the vCenter Server
appliance 13, 24
ESXi Dump Collector, setting up startup
settings 28
F
filtering traps, SNMP agent 46
firewall, configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 27
firewall rules
adding in the vCenter Server Appliance 27
editing in the vCenter Server Appliance 27
G
GET requests
configuring the vCenter Server Appliance 41
configuring the vCenter Server Appliance
SNMP agent 41
glossary 5
H
hardware health status, in the vCenter Server
Appliance 52
I
intended audience 5
interactive mode, running vimtop 53
IP address 14, 25
IPv4 address, setting up for the appliance 14, 25
IPv6 address, setting up for the appliance 14, 25
L
local user accounts
listing in the appliance 50
managing in the appliance 50
vCenter Server Appliance 50
local user account
creating in the appliance 50
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