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Chapter 4 Unattended Installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat
Table 4-3. Parameter File Elements
Tag Values Comments
FORMATVERSION: V1_0 (Default) Used to indicate the Format of the tags
listed after this line. This can be used
multiple times.
INSTALLTYPE: Install
Install Client Tools Only
Install AM(X)
Install Service Pack
Uninstall
Uninstall Components
LICENSEKEY: Valid license key Not required for vCenter Server
Heartbeat
PLUGINPATH: Must be a valid path. Only one per line but can be defined
multiple times.
FEATUREFORINSTALLATION: VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Only one per line but can be defined
multiple times.
SERVERROLE: Primary
Secondary
TOPOLOGY: HA
DR
ACCEPT_EULA: True
False
DEFAULTCHANNELPORT: Must be an integer
DESTINATIONPATH: Must be a valid path
BACKUPDESTINATIONPATH: Must be a valid path Used to indicate where to write the
pre-synchronization data.
BCKUPSOURCEPATH: Must be a valid path Used to locate the pre-synchronization
data for installation of the Secondary
server.
INCLUDEPROTECTEDDATAINBACKUP: True
False
NETWORKTASKDOMAIN: Used when the Principal (Public) IP
addresses are different for different
servers (usually for a DR topology).
NETWORKTASKUSER: Used when the Principal (Public) IP
addresses are different for different
servers (usually for a DR topology).
LEAVEONNETWORK: True
False
COMPUTERNAMEPOSTUNINSTALL: Must be a string
CLIENTCONNECTIONPORT: Must be an integer
SECONDARYCLONETYPE: Full
Merge
Pre clone
Full is only valid for Windows 2008
Merge is only valid for Windows 2003
BACKUPUSER:
VCUSERNAME:
SECONDARYPRINCIPLEADDRESS: Must be an IP address Only one per line but can be defined
multiple times.
PRIMARYSECONDARYCHANNEL: Must be an IP address Only one per line but can be defined
multiple times.