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Command-Line Deployment of VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0
vCenter Server Appliance Deployment Example
Use the templates in the following example to deploy four virtual appliances on one ESXi host. The template
displayed in Example 5 deploys one Platform Services Controller and the template displayed in Example 6
deploys the replication Platform Services Controller partner. Example 7 and Example 8 deploy two
vCenter Server Appliance instances with an external Platform Services Controller. The first
vCenter Server Appliance is registered with the first Platform Services Controller, and the second
vCenter Server Appliance is registered with the second Platform Services Controller.
Having two or more Platform Services Controllers that replicate their vCenter Single Sign-On data, allows you
to ensure high availability of your system.
Table 11 summarizes the values of the common parameters used in the example templates.
appliance.name None The deployed virtual machine or inventory name.
The name that is displayed from the client when
connected to the vCenter or ESXi host that contains the
vCenter Server Appliance.
The appliance name must not contain the percent sign
(%), the backslash (\), or the forward slash (/).
appliance.thin.disk.mode None A Boolean value.
If the value is set to TRUE, the appliance is deployed with
thin mode virtual disks.
Table 10. Deployment Parameters
Parameter Default Conditions
Table 11. Parameters Used in the Deployment Templates
ESXi host IP address
10.100.100.1
ESXi root password
P@ss!w0rd
Password of the root user of the
appliance Linux OS
Admin?61
vCenter Single Sign-On domain
vsphere.local
vCenter Single Sign-On password
Admin?61