The system Dashboard provides the access to status and services, configuration settings, and system-level administration tasks.

The Dashboard is the first screen that appears after you log in to the system Appliance Management interface port (:9443).

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The Dashboard provides the access to various system management settings through a set of tabs at the top of the display.

Note:

For installations where the vCenter Servers are in linked-mode, the Dashboard includes information from all vCenter Servers registered to a system.

Tab Entry

Description

Dashboard

Displays the appliance status as a set of summary panels:

  • System information and resource usage

  • NSX status

  • vCenter status

  • SSO status

  • Public Access URL status

The panels that are visible in the display depend on the installation and services. To change the configuration settings for a panel, click Manage. The system redirects you to the Configuration tab, where you can update the settings.

Appliance Summary

Displays the status of services running on the system:

  • HCX Services

  • Common Services

  • System Level Services

Options are provided to stop and restart services.

Configuration

Displays the list of service configuration settings.

  • Licensing and Activation

  • vCenter Server

  • NSX Manager
  • NSX Migration Coordinator
  • vRealize Orchestrator

  • SSO

  • Public Access URL

  • HCX Role Mapping

  • Datacenter location

  • Customer Experience Improvement Program

To display and edit the current settings, click an item in the list.

Administration

Displays the list of system-level configuration settings.

  • General Settings

    • Time Settings

    • Syslog Server

    • System Name

  • Network Settings

    • General Network

    • DNS Servers

    • Proxy

    • Static Routes

  • Troubleshooting

    • Technical Support Logs

  • Upgrade

  • Backup & Restore

  • Certificate

    • Trusted CA Certificate

    • Server Certificate

To display or edit the settings, click an item.