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
deleting from the vCenter Server
Appliance 52
updating in the vCenter Server Appliance 51
log bundle, exporting 13
log bundles, exporting 30
log files 36
M
management network, restarting 59
Message Bus Configuration, setting up startup
settings 28
monitoring
health status, services, nodes 29
health status, vCenter Server Appliance 12
N
new local user account, vCenter Server
Appliance 50
NTP servers, adding 48
NTP-based time synchronization 49
O
overview of, vCenter Server Appliance 9
P
password
changing 16, 58
updating for a local user 51
password expiry settings, changing 16
Platform Services Controller
joining to an Active Directory domain 21
leaving an Active Directory domain 23
plug-ins, vCenter Server Appliance 35
plug-ins in the vCenter Server Appliance, getting
help 35
polling, configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 41
proxy server, setting up for the vCenter Server
Appliance 14
R
redirecting, log files 16
S
services
monitoring in interactive mode 53
restarting 28
starting 28
startup settings 28
stopping 28
showlog plug-in 36
SNMP
configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 41
management software 47
SNMP agent in the vCenter Server Appliance,
configuring for polling 41
SNMP authentication, configuring in the vCenter
Server Appliance 44
SNMP configuration 41
SNMP privacy, configuring in the vCenter Server
Appliance 44
SNMP agent
clearing all traps 46
configuring for sending v1 or v2c traps 43
filtering traps 46
SNMP communities, configuring 42
SNMP settings, resetting 47
SNMP users 45
SNMP v1 and v2c, configuring in the vCenter
Server Appliance 42
SNMP v1 and v2c configuration 42
SNMP v3, configuring the vCenter Server
Appliance 43
SNMP v3 agent engine ID, configuring 44
SNMP v3 targets, configuring 45
specifying DNS settings, vCenter Server
Appliance 14, 25
SSH, enabling 59
startup settings of a service 28
startup settings, editing 28
status of a local user, changing in the vCenter
Server Appliance 51
support bundle, exporting 13, 60
support bundles 30
system configuration, editing service settings 29
SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators
group, adding members 24
T
time synchronization
NTP-based 49
VMware Tools-based 48
time synchronization settings 15, 48
U
updated information 7
user roles, vCenter Server Appliance 50
V
vCenter Server Appliance
accessing the vCenter Server Appliance
Management Interface 11
adding a local user account 50
adding NTP servers 48
API commands 37
changing the email address of a user 51
changing the full name of a user 51
changing the password expiry settings 16
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