VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Tour of the
SDDC Manager
 User Interface

The
SDDC Manager UI
 provides a single point of control for managing and monitoring your
VMware Cloud Foundation
 instance and for provisioning workload domains.
You use the navigation bar to move between the main areas of the user interface.

Navigation Bar

The navigation bar is available on the left side of the interface and provides a hierarchy for navigating to the corresponding pages.
Category
Functional Areas
Dashboard
The Dashboard provides the high-level administrative view for
SDDC Manager
 in the form of widgets. There are widgets for Solutions; Workload Domains; Host Types and Usage; Ongoing and Scheduled Updates; Update History; CPU, Memory, Storage Usage; and Recent Tasks.
You can control the widgets that are displayed and how they are arranged on the dashboard.
  • To rearrange widgets, click the heading of the widget and drag it to the desired position.
  • To hide a widget, hover the mouse anywhere over the widget to reveal the
    X
     in the upper-right corner, and click the
    X
    .
  • To add a widget, click the three dots in the upper right corner of the page and select
    Add New Widgets
    . This displays all hidden widgets. Select a widget and click
    Add
    .
Solutions
Solutions include the following section:
  • Kubernetes -
    Workload Management
     allows you to start a
    Workload Management
     deployment and view
    Workload Management
     cluster details.
Inventory
Inventory includes the following sections:
  • Workload Domains
     takes you to the Workload Domains page, which displays and provides access to all workload domains.
    This page includes summary information about all workload domains, including domain type, storage usage, configuration status, owner, clusters, hosts and update availability. It also displays CPU, memory, and storage utilization for each workload domain, and collectively across all domains.
  • Hosts
     takes you to the Hosts page, which displays and provides access to current hosts and controls for managing hosts.
    This page includes detailed information about all hosts, including FQDN, host IP, network pool, configuration status, host state, cluster, and storage type. It also displays CPU and memory utilization for each host, and collectively across all hosts.
Lifecycle Management
Lifecycle Management includes the following sections:
Bundle Management
 displays the available install, update, and upgrade bundles for your environment, and your bundle download history.
To access bundles, you must be logged in to your VMware Customer Connect account through the
Administration
Repository Settings
 page.
Administration
Administration includes the following sections:
  • Licensing
     allows you to manage VMware product licenses. You can also add licenses for the component products in your
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     deployment.
  • Single Sign On
     allows you to manage
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     users and groups, including adding users and groups and assigning roles. You can also configure identity providers for
    VMware Cloud Foundation
    .
  • Proxy Settings
     allows you to configure a proxy server to download install and upgrade bundles from the VMware Depot.
  • Online Depot
     allows you to log in to your VMware Customer Connect and Dell EMC accounts to download install and upgrade bundles.
  • vRealize Suite
     allows you to deploy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and configure connections between workload domains and vRealize Suite products.
  • Backup
     allows you to register an external SFTP server with SDDC Manager for backing up SDDC Manager and NSX Managers. You can also configure the backup schedule for SDDC Manager.
  • VMware CEIP
     to join or leave the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program.
Security
  • Password Management
     allows password management actions, such as rotation, updates and remediation.
  • Certificate Authority
     allows you to integrate with your Microsoft Certificate Authority Server.
Developer Center
The VMware Cloud Foundation Developer Center includes the following sections:
  • Overview
    : API reference documentation. Includes information and steps for all the Public APIs supported by
    VMware Cloud Foundation
    .
  • API Explorer
    : Lists the APIs and allows you to invoke them directly on your
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     system.

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