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Command-Line Installation of vCenter Server 6.0
JSON Sample Files for Installing vCenter Server with an External Platform Services
Controller
You can use the following sample JSON files to install two vCenter Server instances with embedded databases
and register them with an external Platform Services Controller. You must first install the
Platform Services Controller, and then install the vCenter Server instances in sequence. You must change the
parameters in bold to your specific values.
For information about the parameters and their descriptions, see “Installation Parameters” on page 8.
Example 6. Sample JSON File for Installing a Platform Services Controller
{
"INSTALLDIR" : "C:\\Program Files\\VMware\\",
"vmware.data.directory" : "C:\\ProgramData\\VMware\\",
"appliance.net.pnid" : "enter_dns_fqdn_of_the_platform_services_controller",
"deployment.node.type" : "infrastructure",
"vmdir.domain-name" : "vsphere.local",
"vmdir.first-instance" : true,
"vmdir.password" : "enter_sso_password",
"vmdir.site-name" : "enter_site_name"
}
Example 7. Sample JSON File for Installing the First vCenter Server Instance
{
"INSTALLDIR" : "C:\\Program Files\\VMware\\",
"vmware.data.directory" : "C:\\ProgramData\\VMware\\",
"appliance.net.pnid" : "enter_dns_fqdn_of_the_first_system",
"deployment.node.type" : "management",
"db.type" : "embedded",
"system.vm0.hostname" : "enter_dns_fqdn_of_the_platform_services_controller",
"system.vm0.port" : "443",
"vmdir.domain-name" : "vsphere.local",
"vmdir.password" : "enter_sso_password"
}
Example 8. Sample JSON File for Installing the Second vCenter Server Instance by Using All Default Values
{
"appliance.net.pnid" : "enter_dns_fqdn_of_the_second_system",
"deployment.node.type" : "management",
"db.type" : "embedded",
"system.vm0.hostname" : "enter_dns_fqdn_of_the_platform_services_controller",
"vmdir.password" : "enter_sso_password",
}