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.
Join or Leave an Active Directory Domain vCenter Server to an Active Directory domain. You can attach the users and groups from this Active Directory domain to your vCenter Single Sign-On domain. You can leave the Active Directory domain. Add a User to the SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators Group vCenter Server Appliance Bash shell by using the vSphere 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 select which DNS server to use. You can edit the IP address settings of the vCenter Server Appliance . You can select whether to use IPv4 or IPv6, and how the appliance obtains the IP address. Edit the Firewall Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance vCenter Server Appliance , you can edit its firewall settings and create firewall rules 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 . Reboot a Node vSphere 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 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 Client .
