Under this ESX setting, host operations have to go via vCenter. The DCUI is switched off entirely in strict lockdown but remains available in normal lockdown to users with DCUI.Access and to exception users, who retain their privileges in either mode.
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Terms in this definition
- ESX
VMware's bare-metal hypervisor, installed on each host in a VCF fleet. Up to version 9.0 it was known as ESXi.
- Veeam Infrastructure Appliance
A hardened, minimal Linux (JeOS) ISO for running backup proxies, repositories and hardened repositories. It connects to a backup server but does not host one.
- vCenter
Management software for VMs, clusters and ESX hosts. Each domain in VCF gets a dedicated one.
- DCUI
Text console on an ESX host or the vCenter appliance, used to set up networking initially, troubleshoot, and turn on SSH or the ESX Shell.