Specifications

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Prerequisites
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Install vSphere Auto Deploy. See “Install or Upgrade vSphere Auto Deploy,” on page 131.
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Verify that you have administrator privileges.
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Verify that the host machine has Windows Installer 3.0 or later.
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Verify that the host machine has a supported processor and operating system. vSphere Authentication
Proxy supports the same processors and operating systems as vCenter Server. See “vCenter Server
Software Requirements,” on page 22 and “Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere
Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On,” on page 17.
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Verify that the host machine has a valid IPv4 address. You can install vSphere Authentication Proxy on
a machine in an IPv4-only or IPv4/IPv6 mixed-mode network environment, but you cannot install
vSphere Authentication Proxy on a machine in an IPv6-only environment.
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If you are installing vSphere Authentication Proxy on a Windows Server 2008 R2 host machine,
download and install the Windows hotfix described in Windows KB Article 981506 on the
support.microsoft.com Web site. If this hotfix is not installed, the vSphere Authentication Proxy
Adapter fails to initialize. This problem is accompanied by error messages in camadapter.log similar to
Failed to bind CAM website with CTL and Failed to initialize CAMAdapter.
Gather the following information to complete the installation or upgrade:
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The location to install vSphere Authentication Proxy, if you are not using the default location.
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The address and credentials for the vCenter Server that vSphere Authentication Proxy will connect to:
IP address or name, HTTP port, user name, and password.
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The host name or IP address to identify vSphere Authentication Proxy on the network.
Procedure
1 On the host machine where you will install the vSphere Authentication Proxy service, install the .NET
Framework 3.5.
2 Install vSphere Auto Deploy.
You do not have to install Auto Deploy on the same host machine as the vSphere Authentication Proxy
service.
3 Add the host machine where you will install the authentication proxy service to the domain.
4 Use the Domain Administrator account to log in to the host machine.
5 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer.
6 Select vSphere Authentication Proxy and click Install.
7 Follow the wizard prompts to complete the installation or upgrade.
During installation, the authentication service registers with the vCenter Server instance where Auto
Deploy is registered.
When you install the vSphere Authentication Proxy service, the installer creates a domain account with
appropriate privileges to run the authentication proxy service. The account name begins with the prefix CAM-
and has a 32-character, randomly generated password associated with it. The password is set to never
expire. Do not change the account settings.
What to do next
Configure ESXi to use vSphere Authentication Proxy to join a domain. See the vSphere Security
documentation.
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