VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Shut Down vSphere and vSAN for the Management Domain

After you check the vSAN cluster health, you use the vSAN shutdown cluster wizard in the vSphere Client. The wizard shuts down vSphere Cluster Services, vCenter Server, the vSAN storage, and the ESXi hosts added to the default management cluster in
VMware Cloud Foundation
.
  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    Hosts and clusters
     inventory, expand the management domain vCenter Server tree and expand the management domain data center.
  3. If the management domain vCenter Server is not running on the first ESXi host in the default management cluster, migrate it there.
  4. Verify the vSAN health and resynchronization status.
    1. Select the default management cluster and click the
      Monitor
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, under
      vSAN
      Resyncing objects
      , verify that all synchronization tasks are complete.
    3. Under
      vSAN
      Skyline health
      , verify that the status of each vSAN health check category is healthy.
  5. If any member host is in lockdown mode, add the host's
    root
     account to the Exception Users list.
    1. Select the host in the inventory and click the
      Configure
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, select
      System
      Security Profile
      .
    3. In the
      Lockdown Mode
       pane, click the
      Edit
       button.
    4. On the
      Exception Users
       page, enter
      root
       and click
      Add User
      .
    5. Click
      OK
      .
  6. Shut down the vSAN cluster.
    1. In the inventory, right-click the vSAN cluster and select
      vSAN
      Shutdown cluster
      .
    2. In the
      Shutdown Cluster
       wizard, verify that all pre-checks are green and click
      Next
      .
    3. Enter a reason for performing the shutdown, and click
      Shutdown
      .
Connection to vCenter Server is lost because the vSAN shutdown cluster wizard shuts down vCenter Server.
The shutdown operation is complete after all ESXi hosts are stopped.

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