3.8. Managing vCenter Server Settings

To make it easier for vSphere administrators to be able to find and change the settings that affect the behavior or operation of vCenter Server, VMware centralized these settings into a single area within the vSphere Client user interface. This single area, found on the Administration menu in vCenter Server, allows for post-installation configuration of vCenter Server. In fact, it even contains configuration options that are not provided during installation. The Administration menu contains the following items:

  • Custom Attributes

  • vCenter Server Settings

  • Role

  • Session

  • Edit Message Of The Day

  • Export System Logs

Of these commands on the Administration menu, the Custom Attributes commands and the vCenter Server Settings ...

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