HCI Settings
HCI Settings
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The HCI Settings page has three tabs that allow users to set up vCenter access controls, enter user credentials, and verify VxRail HCI System Software licenses. Each tab is described below.
Access Control
The Access Control tab allows users to enable vCenter-based role-based access controls for intelligent multisystem updates. Users enter the vCenter Administrator account to build out the following privileges on vCenter which can then be assigned to the appropriate roles to which user accounts can be associated:
- Download software bundle: Downloads and stages the VxRail software bundle to the cluster
- Run health check: Performs an on-demand pre-update health check on the cluster
- Run cluster update: Initiates the cluster update operation on the cluster
- Manage update credentials: Modifies the VxRail infrastructure credentials used for active management
Credentials
The Credentials tab is used to manage and verify the user credentials used to perform cluster updates. Typically, when performing a cluster update, users need to enter root account credentials for vCenter server, Platform Services Controller, and VxRail Manager. This becomes cumbersome when performing updates on multiple clusters. This allows administrators to enter the credentials once while setting up active management and then provide the appropriate update permissions to users without sharing the credentials. Credentials entered are stored in an encrypted RSA lockbox on each VxRail Manager. Infrastructure Observability does not store passwords and credentials.
License
The License tab provides a summary of license information for VxRail clusters. The doughnut chart breaks down the number of clusters with the HCI System Software (HSS) license, the HSS and Intelligent multisystem update license, and the HSS and Evaluation license. The HCI System Software license is the standard license for all VxRail nodes. The Intelligent multisystem update license is an add-on license that enables the cluster update capability from Observability. The Evaluation license is a time-based license that your sales team can request from the VxRail product management team.
