Specifications

After vCenter Single Sign-On is installed or upgraded, the following default identity sources and users are
available:
localos
All local operating system users. These users can be granted permissions to
vCenter Server. If you are upgrading, those users who already have
permissions keep those permissions.
vsphere.local
Contains all users who have administrator access to the vCenter Single Sign-
On server. Initially, only the user administrator is defined.
What to do next
To deploy vCenter Server with multiple vCenter Single Sign-On instances, install an additional vCenter
Single Sign-On at an existing or new site. See “(Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node
at an Existing Site,” on page 72 or “(Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node at a New
Site,” on page 73. If your vCenter Server deployment requires only one vCenter Single-Sign-On instance,
install the vSphere Web Client. See “Install or Upgrade the vSphere Web Client,” on page 128.
To add other identity sources, such as a native Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication)
domain or an OpenLDAP directory service, see “Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source,” on
page 104.
(Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node at an Existing Site
Create an additional vCenter Single Sign-On node at an existing vCenter Single Sign-On installation. An
additional vCenter Single Sign-On node might be useful if your deployment includes multiple vCenter
Server instances.
Prerequisites
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Review “vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes,” on page 33.
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See “Prerequisites for the vCenter Server Upgrade,” on page 48.
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Install the first node in the vCenter Single Sign-On installation. See “Install the First or Only vCenter
Single Sign-On Instance in a vCenter Server Deployment,” on page 70.
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 an additional vCenter Server in an existing
site.
6 Enter the information to point this additional node to the first vCenter Single Sign-On server.
NOTE If the primary node is in a high-availability cluster, enter the address of the primary node load
balancer.
a Enter the Partner host name.
The partner host name is the DNS name of the existing vCenter Single Sign-On server to replicate
from.
b Enter the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account of the existing vCenter
Single Sign-On server ([e-mail]).
vSphere Upgrade
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