VMware ESXI - 6.7 User Manual

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vCenter Server Appliance

Conﬁguration

17 APR 2018

VMware vSphere 6.7

VMware ESXi 6.7

vCenter Server 6.7

vCenter Server Appliance Configuration

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About vCenter Server Appliance Configuration 5

vCenter Server Appliance Overview 6

Using the Appliance Management Interface to Configure the

vCenter Server Appliance 8

View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status 9

Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance 10

Create a Support Bundle 10

Monitor CPU and Memory Use 11

Monitor Disk Use 11

Monitor Network Use 11

Monitor Database Use 12

Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access 12

Configure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Settings 13

Configure the System Time Zone and Time Synchronization Settings 14

Start, Stop, and Restart Services 15

Configure Update Settings 16

Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User 16

Forward vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Remote Syslog Server 17

Configure and Schedule Backups 18

Using the vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client to Configure the

vCenter Server Appliance 19

Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain 19

Leave an Active Directory Domain 22

Add a User to the SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators Group 22

Edit Access Settings to the vCenter Server Appliance 23

Edit the DNS and IP Address Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance 24

Edit the Firewall Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance 26

Edit the Startup Settings of a Service 27

Start, Stop, or Restart Services in the vCenter Server Appliance 27

View the Health Status of Services and Nodes 28

Edit the Settings of Services 29

Export a Support Bundle 30

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Using the Appliance Shell to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance 31

Access the Appliance Shell 31

Enable and Access the Bash Shell from the Appliance Shell 32

Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Commands 32

Get Help About the Plug-Ins and API Commands in the Appliance 33

Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell 34

Browse the Log Files By Using the showlog Plug-In 35

API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell 35

Configuring SNMP for the vCenter Server Appliance 40

Configuring Time Synchronization Settings in the vCenter Server Appliance 48

Managing Local User Accounts in the vCenter Server Appliance 51

Monitor Health Status and Statistics in the vCenter Server Appliance 54

Using the vimtop Plug-In to Monitor the Resource Use of Services 55

Using the Direct Console User Interface to Configure the

vCenter Server Appliance 58

Change the Password of the Root User 59

Configure the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance 59

Restart the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance 60

Enable Access to the Appliance Bash Shell 61

Access the Appliance Bash Shell for Troubleshooting 61

Export a vCenter Server Support Bundle for Troubleshooting 61

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About vCenter Server Appliance

Conﬁguration

vCenter Server Appliance Configuration provides information about configuring the VMware vCenter

Server Appliance™.

Intended Audience

This information is intended for anyone who wants to use the vCenter Server Appliance to run VMware

vCenter Server

and VMware Platform Services Controller

. The information is written for experienced

Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and data center

operations.

vSphere Web Client and vSphere Client

Instructions in this guide reflect the vSphere Client (an HTML5-based GUI). You can also use the

instructions to perform most of the tasks by using the vSphere Web Client (a Flex-based GUI).

Tasks for which the workflow differs significantly between the vSphere Client and the vSphere Web Client

have duplicate procedures that provide steps according to the respective client interface. The procedures

that relate to the vSphere Web Client, contain vSphere Web Client in the title.

Note In vSphere 6.7, most of the vSphere Web Client functionality is implemented in the vSphere Client.

For an up-to-date list of the unsupported functionality, see Functionality Updates for the vSphere Client.

VMware Technical Publications Glossary

VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For

definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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vCenter Server Appliance

Overview 1

The vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux virtual machine, which is optimized for running

VMware vCenter Server

and the associated services on Linux.

During the deployment of the appliance, you select a deployment type of vCenter Server with an

embedded Platform Services Controller, Platform Services Controller, or vCenter Server with an external

Platform Services Controller. When you deploy a Platform Services Controller appliance, you can create a

VMware vCenter

Single Sign-On™ domain or join an existing domain. For information about the

vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller deployment types and the deployment topologies with

external Platform Services Controller instances, see vCenter Server Installation and Setup.

The vCenter Server Appliance is supported on VMware ESXi™ 5.5 and later. The appliance package

contains the following software:

Project Photon OS

1.0

PostgreSQL database

vCenter Server 6.7 and vCenter Server 6.7 components

Platform Services Controller that contains all the necessary services for running vCenter Server such

as vCenter Single Sign-On, License service, and VMware Certificate Authority

For detailed information about the Platform Services Controller, see Platform Services Controller

Administration.

Customization of the vCenter Server Appliance is unsupported except for adding memory, CPU, and disk

space.

The vCenter Server Appliance has the following default user names:

root user with the password that you set during the deployment of the virtual appliance. You use the

root user to log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface and to the appliance Linux

operating system.

Important The password for the root account of the vCenter Server Appliance expires after 365

days by default. For information about changing the root password and configuring the password

expiration settings, see Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User.

administrator@your_domain_name which is the vCenter Single Sign-On user with the password and

domain name that you set during the deployment of the appliance.

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In vSphere 5.5, this user is administrator@vsphere.local. In vSphere 6.0, when you install

vCenter Server or deploy the vCenter Server Appliance with a new Platform Services Controller, you

can change the vSphere domain. Do not use the same domain name as the domain name of your

Microsoft Active Directory or OpenLDAP domain name.

Initially, only the user administrator@your_domain_name has the privileges to log in to the

vCenter Server system in the vCenter Server Appliance. By default, the

administrator@your_domain_name user is a member of the SystemConfiguration.Administrators

group. This user can add an identity source in which additional users and groups are defined to

vCenter Single Sign-On or give permissions to the users and groups. For more information, see

vSphere Security.

You can access the vCenter Server Appliance and edit the vCenter Server Appliance settings in four

ways:

Use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface.

You can edit the system settings of the vCenter Server Appliance such as access, network, time

synchronization, and the root password settings. This is the preferred way for editing the appliance.

Use the VMware vSphere

Web Client.

You can navigate to the system configuration settings of the vCenter Server Appliance and join the

appliance to an Active Directory domain. You can manage the services that are running in the

vCenter Server Appliance and modify various settings such as access, network, and firewall settings.

Use the appliance shell.

You can use TTY1 to log in to the console or can use SSH and run configuration, monitoring, and

troubleshooting commands in the vCenter Server Appliance.

Use the Direct Console User Interface.

You can use TTY2 to log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Direct Console User Interface to change

the password of the root user, configure the network settings, or enable access to the Bash shell or

SSH.

Starting with vSphere 6.5, the vCenter Server Appliance supports high availability. For information about

configuring vCenter Server Appliance in a vCenter High Availability cluster, see vSphere Availability.

Starting with vSphere 6.5, the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller appliance

support file-based backup and restore. For information about backing up and restoring, see vCenter

Server Installation and Setup.

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Using the Appliance

Management Interface to

Conﬁgure the

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After you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, you can log in to the vCenter Server Appliance

Management Interface and edit the appliance settings.

For information about patching the vCenter Server Appliance and enabling automatic checks for

vCenter Server Appliance patches, see the vSphere Upgrade documentation.

For information backing up and restoring the vCenter Server Appliance, see vCenter Server Installation

and Setup.

This chapter includes the following topics:

View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status

Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance

Create a Support Bundle

Monitor CPU and Memory Use

Monitor Disk Use

Monitor Network Use

Monitor Database Use

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

Start, Stop, and Restart Services

Configure Update Settings

Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User

Forward vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Remote Syslog Server

Configure and Schedule Backups

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Interface

configuration settings.

Note The login session expires if you leave the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface idle for

10 minutes.

Prerequisites

Verify that the vCenter Server Appliance is successfully deployed and running.

If you are using Internet Explorer, verify that TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 are enabled in the

security settings.

Procedure

1 In a Web browser, go to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, https://appliance-IP-

address-or-FQDN:5480.

2 Log in as root.

The default root password is the password that you set while deploying the vCenter Server Appliance.

View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to view the overall health status of the

vCenter Server Appliance and health messages.

The overall health status of the vCenter Server Appliance is based on the status of the hardware

components such as CPU, memory, database, and storage. It is also based on the update component,

which shows whether the software packages are up to date according to the last check for available

patches.

Important If you do not perform regular checks for available patches, the health status of the update

component might become out-of-date. For information about how to check for vCenter Server Appliance

patches and enable automatic checks for vCenter Server Appliance patches, see vSphere Upgrade.

For information about how to view the individual status, see Monitor Health Status and Statistics in the

vCenter Server Appliance.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.

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2 In the Health Status pane, view the Overall Health badge.

Table 2‑1. Health Status

Badge Icon Description

Good. All components in the appliance are

healthy.

Warning. One or more components in the

appliance might become overloaded soon.

View the details in the Health Messages pane.

Alert. One or more components in the appliance

might be degraded. Nonsecurity patches might

be available.

View the details in the Health Messages pane.

Critical. One or more components in the

appliance might be in an unusable status and the

appliance might become unresponsive soon.

Security patches might be available.

View the details in the Health Messages pane.

Unknown. No data is available.

Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to restart or power off the virtual

machine running.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.

2 From the top menu pane, click the Actions drop-down menu.

3 Click Reboot or Shutdown to restart or power off the virtual machine.

4 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to confirm the operation.

Create a Support Bundle

You can create a support bundle that contains the log files for the vCenter Server instance running in the

appliance. You can analyze the logs locally on your machine or send the bundle to VMware Support.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.

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2 From the top menu pane, click the Actions drop-down menu.

3 Click Create Support Bundle and save the bundle on your local machine.

The support bundle is downloaded as a .tgz file on your local machine.

Monitor CPU and Memory Use

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to monitor the overall CPU and

memory use of the vCenter Server Appliance.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Monitor.

2 On the Monitor page, click the CPU & Memory tab.

3 From the date range drop-down menu, select the time period for which you want to generate a CPU

utilization trending graph and a memory utilization trending graph.

4 Point to the graphs to see the CPU and memory use for a particular date and time.

Monitor Disk Use

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to monitor the disk use of the

vCenter Server Appliance.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Monitor.

2 On the Monitor page, click the Disks tab.

The Monitor Disks pane shows a disk, sortable by name, partition, or utilization.

Monitor Network Use

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to monitor the network use of the

vCenter Server Appliance in the last day, week, month, or quarter.

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Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Monitor.

2 On the Monitor page, click the Network tab.

3 From the date range drop-down menu, select the time period for generating the network utilization

graph.

4 From the table below the graph grid, select a packet or transmit byte rate to monitor.

The options vary depending on your network settings.

The network utilization graph refreshes to display the use of the item you select.

5 Point to the network utilization graph to see the network use data for a particular date and time.

Monitor Database Use

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to monitor the use of the embedded

database of the vCenter Server Appliance by data type. You can also monitor space use trending graphs

and filter any of the largest data types.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Monitor.

2 On the Monitor page, click the Database tab to monitor the consumed and free space for the

vCenter Server Appliance database.

3 From the date range drop-down menu, select the time period for which you want to generate the

space utilization trending graphs.

4 At the base of the graph, click the title a particular database component to include or exclude that

component from the graph.

Option Description

Seat space utilization trend graph Allows you to select and view alarm, event, task, and stat trendlines.

Overall space utilization trend graph Allows you to select and view SEAT, DB Log, and core trendlines.

5 Point to the space utilization graph to see the database use value for a particular date and time.

Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to edit the access settings for the

appliance.

You can enable or disable an SSH administrator login to the appliance. You can also enable access to the

vCenter Server Appliance Bash shell for a specific time interval.

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Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Access, and click Edit.

2 Edit the access settings for the vCenter Server Appliance.

Option Description

Enable SSH login Enables SSH access to the vCenter Server Appliance.

Enable DCUI Enables DCUI access to the vCenter Server Appliance.

Enable Console CLI Enables console CLI access to the vCenter Server Appliance.

Enable Bash Shell Enables Bash shell access to the vCenter Server Appliance for the number of

minutes that you enter.

3 Click OK to save the settings.

Conﬁgure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Settings

You can assign static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, edit the DNS settings, and define the proxy settings for

the vCenter Server Appliance.

Note You cannot change the primary network identifier after you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance.

Prerequisites

To change the IP address of the appliance, verify that the system name of the appliance is an FQDN.

The system name is used as a primary network identifier. If you set an IP address as a system name

during the deployment of the appliance, you cannot change the IP address after the deployment.

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Networking.

2 From the Network Settings page, click Edit.

3 Expand the Hostname and DNS section to configure the DNS settings.

Option Description

Obtain DNS settings automatically Obtains the DNS settings automatically from the network.

Enter DNS settings manually Lets you set the DNS address settings manually. If you select this option, you

must provide the following information:

The IP address of the preferred DNS server.

(Optional) The IP address of the alternate DNS server.

4 From the Network Settings page, click Edit.

5 Expand the NIC 0 section to configure the gateway settings.

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6 Edit the IPv4 address settings.

Option Description

Disable IPv4 settings Disables the IPv4 address. The appliance uses only an IPv6 address.

Obtain IPv4 settings automatically Obtains the IPv4 address for the appliance automatically from the network.

Enter IPv4 settings manually Uses an IPv4 address that you set manually. You must enter the IP address,

subnet prefix length, and the default gateway.

7 Edit the IPv6 address settings.

Option Description

Obtain IPv6 settings automatically

through DHCP

Assigns IPv6 addresses to the appliance automatically from the network by using

DHCP.

Obtain IPv6 settings automatically

through router advertisement

Assigns IPv6 addresses to the appliance automatically from the network by using

router advertisement.

Use static IPv6 addresses Uses static IPv6 addresses that you set up manually.

1 Click the checkbox.

2 Enter the IPv6 address and the subnet prefix length.

3 Click Add to enter additional IPv6 addresses.

4 Click Save.

You can configure the appliance to obtain the IPv6 settings automatically through both DHCP and

router advertisement. You can assign static a IPv6 address at the same time.

8 To configure a proxy server, in the Proxy Settings section, click Edit.

9 Select the proxy setting to enable

Option Description

HTTPS Enable to configure the HTTPS proxy settings.

FTP Enable to configure the FTP proxy settings.

HTTP Enable to configure the HTTP proxy settings.

10 Enter the server hostname or IP address.

11 Enter the port.

12 Enter the username (optional).

13 Enter the password (optional).

14 Click Save.

Conﬁgure the System Time Zone and Time

Synchronization Settings

After you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, you can change the system time zone and time

synchronization settings from the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface.

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When you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, you either use the time settings of the ESXi host on

which the appliance is running or you configure the time synchronization based on an NTP server. If the

time settings in your vSphere network change, you can edit the time zone and time synchronization

settings in the appliance.

Important If the vCenter Server Appliance is using an external Platform Services Controller, you must

configure both the vCenter Server Appliance and the Platform Services Controller to use the same time

synchronization source. Otherwise, authentication with vCenter Single Sign-On might fail.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Time.

2 Configure the system time zone settings.

a In the Time zone pane, click Edit.

b From the Time zone drop-down menu, select a location or time zone and click Save.

3 Configure the time synchronization settings.

a In the Time synchronization pane, click Edit.

b From the Mode drop-down menu, configure the time synchronization method.

Option Description

Disabled No time synchronization. Uses the system time zone settings.

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 Save.

Start, Stop, and Restart Services

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to view the status of vCenter Server

components and to start, stop, and restart services.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Services.

The Services page displays a table of the installed services that can be sorted by name, startup type,

health, and state.

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2 Select a service and click Start, Stop, or Restart, then click OK.

Restarting some services may lead to functionality becoming temporarily unavailable.

Conﬁgure Update Settings

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to configure your update settings and

check for new updates.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Update.

2 To configure your update settings, click Settings.

a To check for updates automatically, select the checkbox.

b Select to use a default or custom repository.

c If you selected a custom repository, enter the repository URL, username (optional), and password

(optional). Click Save.

For the URL, HTTPS and FTPS protocols are supported.

3 To manually check for updates, click the Check Updates drop-down menu.

a Select to check a CD-ROM or a CD-ROM + URL for updates.

The Available Updates table displays available updates sortable by version, type, release date, reboot

requirement, and severity.

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. You can change the root password and the password expiration

settings from the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Administration.

2 In the Password section, click Change.

3 Enter the current password and the new password, then click Save.

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4 Configure the password expiration settings for the root user.

a In the Password expiration settings section, click Edit and select the password expiration policy.

Option Description

Yes The password of the root user expires after a specified number of days. You

must provide the following information:

Root password validity (days)

The number of days after which the password expires.

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 expiration settings pane, click Save to apply the new password expiration

settings.

The Password expiration settings section displays the new expiration date.

Forward vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Remote

Syslog Server

You can forward the vCenter Server Appliance log files to a remote syslog server to conduct an analysis

of your logs.

Note ESXi can be configured to send log files to a vCenter Server rather than storing them to a local

disk. The recommended maximum numbers of supported hosts to collect logs from is 30. See

http://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2003322 for information on how to configure ESXi log forwarding. This

feature is intended for smaller environments with stateless ESXi hosts. For all other cases, use a

dedicated log server. Using vCenter Server to receive ESXi log files might impact vCenter Server

performance.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, select Syslog.

2 In the Forwarding Configuration section, click Configure if you have not configured any remote

syslog hosts. Click Edit if you already have configured hosts.

3 In the Create Forwarding Configuration pane, enter the server address of the destination host. The

maximum number of supported destination hosts is three.

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4 From the Protocol drop-down menu, select the protocol to use.

Menu Item Description

TLS Transport Layer Security

TCP Transmission Control Protocol

RELP Reliable Event Logging Protocol

UDP User Datagram Protocol

5 In the Port text box, enter the port number to use for communication with the destination host.

6 In the Create Forwarding Configuration pane, click Add to enter another remote syslog server.

7 Click Save.

8 Verify that the remote syslog server is receiving messages.

9 In the Forwarding Configuration section, click Send Test Message.

10 Verify on the remote syslog server that the test message was received.

The new configuration settings are shown in the Forwarding Configuration section.

Conﬁgure and Schedule Backups

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to set a backup location, create a

backup schedule, and monitor backup activity.

Prerequisites

Procedure

1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Backup.

2 To create a backup schedule, click Configure. To edit an existing backup schedule, click Edit.

a In the Backup Schedule pane, enter the backup location using the format

protocol://server-address<:port-number>/folder/subfolder.

Supported protocols for backup are FTPS, HTTPS, SCP, FTP, and HTTP.

b Enter the username and password for the backup server.

c Enter the time and frequency for the backup to occur.

d (Optional) Enter an encryption password for the backup.

e Indicate the number of backups to retain.

f Indicate the types of data to be backed up.

3 To initiate a manual backup, click Backup Now.

Information for scheduled and manual backups is displayed in the Activity table.

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Using the vSphere Client and

vSphere Web Client to

Conﬁgure the

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After you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, you can perform some configuration operations from the

vSphere Client and the vSphere Web Client such as joining the appliance to an Active Directory domain,

managing the services that are running in the vCenter Server Appliance, networking, and other settings.

This chapter includes the following topics:

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

Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory

Domain

You can join a Platform Services Controller appliance or a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded

Platform Services Controller to an Active Directory domain. You can attach the users and groups from this

Active Directory domain to your vCenter Single Sign-On domain.

Important Joining a Platform Services Controller appliance or a vCenter Server Appliance with an

embedded Platform Services Controller to an Active Directory domain with a read-only domain controller

(RODC) is not supported. You can join a Platform Services Controller or a vCenter Server Appliance with

an embedded Platform Services Controller only to an Active Directory domain with a writable domain

controller.

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Contents

View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status

Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance

Create a Support Bundle

Monitor CPU and Memory Use

Monitor Disk Use

Monitor Network Use

Monitor Database Use

Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access

Start, Stop, and Restart Services

Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain