Specifications

6 Migrate vCenter Server Data from a Windows Server 2003 Host on page 115
When you migrate from a Windows Server 2003 host to a host that is supported for vCenter Single
Sign-On 5.5, you can also migrate the vCenter Server database and SSL certificates.
7 Install vCenter Server in a Migration from a Windows Server 2003 Host on page 116
After you migrate vCenter Server SSL certificates from a Windows Server 2003 host to a host that is
supported for vCenter Server 5.5, you can install vCenter Server on the new host.
Install vCenter Single Sign-On in a Migration to vSphere 5.5 from a Windows
Server 2003 Host
vCenter Server 5.5 does not support Windows Server 2003 hosts for vCenter Server. When you migrate from
a Windows Server 2003 host to a host that is supported for vCenter Server 5.5, install vCenter Single Sign-
On on the new host.
This procedure installs vCenter Single Sign-On in basic mode. To install vCenter Single Sign-On in with
multiple instances in the same or different sites, see the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation.
NOTE vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by
IP address only if the IP address is IPv4-compliant. To connect to a vCenter Server system in an IPv6
environment, you must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or host name of the vCenter Server.
The best practice is to use the FQDN, which works in all cases, instead of the IP address, which can change if
assigned by DHCP.
Prerequisites
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Review “vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes,” on page 33.
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Review “How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Upgrades,” on page 32.
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See “Prerequisites for the vCenter Server Upgrade,” on page 48
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer.
2 Select vCenter Single Sign-On and click Install.
3 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to choose the installer language, and agree to the end user
patent and license agreements.
4 Accept or change the HTTPS port for vCenter Single Sign-On.
5 Select the deployment mode vCenter Single Sign-On for your first vCenter Server.
6 Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
This is the password for the user [e-mail]. vsphere.local is a new domain that is
created by vCenter Single Sign-On. After installation, you can log in to vCenter Single Sign-On and in to
vCenter Server as [e-mail].
By default, the password must have at least eight characters, at least one lowercase character, one
uppercase character, one number, and one special character. See the vSphere Security documentation for
information about changing the password policy. The following characters are not supported in
passwords: non-ASCII characters, semicolon (;), double quotation mark ("), single quotation mark ('),
circumflex (^), and backslash (\).
vSphere Upgrade
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