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Command-Line Deployment of VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0
5 Save and close the file.
You can create and save an unlimited number of templates.
vCenter Server Appliance Sample Deployment Files
The following examples display the sample deployment JSON files included in the vCenter Server Appliance
ISO file.
Example 1. Content of embedded.example.json Template
{
"__comments":
[
"Sample template to deploy a vCenter Server with an embedded Platform Services
Controller. Please see full_conf.json for the complete list of vCSA deployment
configurations."
],
"deployment":
{
"esx.hostname":"<esx host name or ip>",
"esx.datastore":"<esx datastore>",
"esx.username":"root",
"esx.password":"<esx password>",
"deployment.option":"tiny",
"deployment.network":"VM Network",
"appliance.name":"embedded-node",
"appliance.thin.disk.mode":true
},
"vcsa":
{
"system":
{
"root.password":"<vCSA root password>",
"ssh.enable":true
},
"sso":
{
"password":"<SSO password>",
"domain-name":"vsphere.local",
"site-name":"Default-First-Site"
}
}
}