After you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance , you can perform some configuration operations from 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.
Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain 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. Leave an Active Directory Domain vCenter Server Appliance , you can log in to the vSphere Web Client and set up the vCenter Server Appliance to leave the Active Directory domain. Add a User to the SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators Group vCenter Server Appliance Bash shell by using the vSphere Web Client , the user you use to log in must be a member of the SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators group. By default, this group is empty and you must add a user to the group manually. Edit Access Settings to the vCenter Server Appliance vSphere Web Client to enable local and remote access to the appliance. Edit the DNS and IP Address Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance vCenter Server Appliance , you can edit the DNS settings and specify which DNS server to use. You can edit the IP address settings of the vCenter Server Appliance . You can also specify whether to use IPv4 and IPv6 or only IPv6, and how the appliance obtains the IP address. Edit the Firewall Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance vCenter Server Appliance , you can edit the firewall settings of the vCenter Server Appliance and can create firewall rules. You can edit the firewall settings by using the vSphere Web Client . Edit the Startup Settings of a Service vCenter Server Appliance and they are not running by default. You can edit the startup settings of these services in the vCenter Server Appliance . Start, Stop, or Restart Services in the vCenter Server Appliance vSphere Web Client , you can start, stop, or restart the services that are running in the vCenter Server Appliance . View the Health Status of Services and Nodes vSphere Web Client , you can view the health status of vCenter Server services and nodes. Edit the Settings of Services vSphere Web Client lists all manageable services running on vCenter Server . You can edit the settings for some of the services. Export a Support Bundle vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller , you can export a support bundle containing the log files for a specific product included in the vCenter Server Appliance or for a specific 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 specific services or for specific products, depending on the node that you select in the vSphere Web Client .
