The vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface is an interface for configuring, monitoring, and patching of the vCenter Server Appliance.

The vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface runs in a browser that connects to port 5480 of the appliance. The vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface provides access to all the service APIs of the appliance.

For an illustration showing Appliance connections, see the block diagram vCenter Server Appliance Management Connections.