Specifications

Table 3‑6. Information Required for vCenter Server Installation or Upgrade (Continued)
Required Information Default Your Entry
Inventory size.
The inventory size of your vCenter Server deployment:
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Small (less than 100 hosts or 1000 virtual machines.
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Medium (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines.
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Large (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines.
This setting determines the maximum JVM heap settings for
VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (Tomcat),
Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can
adjust this setting after installation if the number of hosts in your
environment changes. See the recommendations in “Hardware
Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter
Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On,” on page 17.
User name for
the vCenter
Single Sign-On
administrator
user account.
You must use the same vCenter Single Sign-
On user name and password name when you
install vCenter Single Sign-On, and install or
upgrade Inventory Service, vCenter Server,
and the vSphere Web Client.
administrator
Password for the
vCenter Single
Sign-On
administrator
user account.
Lookup Service URL.
The Lookup Service URL takes the form
https://SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP:7444/lookupservice/sdk, where 7444
is the default vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port number. If you
enter a different port number when you install vCenter Single
Sign-On, use that port number.
Inventory Service URL.
The inventory Service URL takes the form
https://Inventory_Service_host_FQDN_or_IP:10443. 10443 is the
default Inventory Service HTTPS port number. If you enter a
different port number when you install Inventory Service, use that
port number.
Destination folder.
The folder to install vCenter Server in. The installation path cannot
contain the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,),
periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or
percentage signs (%).
C:\Program
Files\VMware\Infra
structure
Best Practices for vCenter Server Upgrades
When you upgrade vCenter Server, you must understand and follow the best practices process for a
successful upgrade.
To ensure that each upgrade is successful, follow these best practices:
1 Make sure that you understand the vCenter Server upgrade process, the effect of that process on your
existing deployment, and the preparation required for the upgrade.
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If your vSphere system includes VMware solutions or plug-ins, make sure they are compatible
with the vCenter Server version that you are upgrading to. See the VMware Product
Interoperability Matrix at
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php.
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Read all the subtopics in Chapter 3, “Preparing for the Upgrade to vCenter Server,” on page 31.
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