===== vCenter Server General =====
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Update Manager is quite simple to install and to upgrade.  And with 6.0u2 it is accessible within the vSphere web interface.  The only requirement is that you have a Windows server to install it on.

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Enable shell.
<file>
Command> shell.set --enabled True
Command> shell
</file>

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Find SSO domain site name of vCSA.
<file>
vcenter:~ # /usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/vmafd-cli get-site-name --server-name localhost
Default-First-Site
</file>

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Verify services are running.  You can verify a single service, multiple services, or all services.
<file>
vcenter:~ # service-control --status vmware-cis-license vmware-sts-idmd
vcenter:~ # service-control --status --all
</file>

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Connect vCSA to external PSC
<file>
Command> cmsso-util reconfigure --repoint-psc psc.company.com --username administrator --domain-name vsphere.local --passwd Password1!
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Re-point vCSA to different PSC:\\
https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2113917

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If you are linking multiple vCSAs and didn't configure one of them, or the first one, with FQDN; you may need to SSH into the vCSAs and manually edit the hosts file.  You could also attempt to add the lookup domain for the network config, but hosts file is fairly quick.
<file>
10.1.0.11 vcsa1.company.com vcsa1
10.2.0.11 vcsa2.company.com vcsa2
</file>

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Use AD authentication for vCSA shell access.\\
http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2017/10/enabling-shell-access-for-active-directory-users-via-ssh-to-vcenter-server-appliance-vcsa.html