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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server 5.5 with vCenter Single Sign-On
- Preparing for the Installation
- vCenter Server Installation Requirements
- Required Administrator Rights for Installation
- Installing in a Virtual Machine
- Installing over a Network
- Installing with an Existing Database
- Installing and Joining a Group Using Linked Mode
- Installing vCenter Server and Components Remotely
- Remote and Scheduled Installations of vCenter Server and Components
- vCenter Server Installation Commands
- Performing a Command-Line Installation of vCenter Server and Components
- Basic Procedure for Installing vCenter Server and Components from the Command Line
- Troubleshooting: Installation Logs for vCenter Server and Components
- vCenter Single Sign-On Local Installation Examples
- vCenter Inventory Service Local Installation Example
- vCenter Server Local Installation Examples
- vSphere Client Local Installation Examples
- vSphere Web Client Local Installation Example
- Remote Installation Examples
- Upgrading vCenter Server from the Command Line
- Uninstalling vCenter Server and Components from the Command Line
- Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vCenter Server Support Tools
- Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere Auto Deploy
- Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere Authentication Proxy
- Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
- Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere Syslog Collector
- Separately Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Server - Java Components
- Separately Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Server - tc Server
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vSphere Client 5.5.x Installation over Virtual Infrastructure Client
InstallingthevSphereClientoveranexistinginstallationoverwritestheoriginalinstallation.Youarenot
promptedtoconfirmtheinstallation.YoucansafelyinstallthevSphere Clientoverthefollowingversionsof
theVirtualInfrastructureClient(VI Client)orthevSphereClient:
VI Client2.0
VI Client2.0.1
VI Client2.0.1P1,P2
VI Client2.0.2
VI Client2.0.2U1,U2,U3,U4,U5
VI Client2.5
VI Client2.5U1,U2,U3,U4
vSphereClient4.0.x
vSphereClient4.1.x
vSphereClient5.0.x
vSphereClient5.1.x
Example 12. vSphere Client 5.5 Installation over Virtual Infrastructure Client
start /wait media\vSphere-Client\VMware-viclient.exe /w /1033 /v"/qr /L*v
\"%TEMP%\vim-vic-msi.log\""
vSphere Web Client Local Installation Example
Beforeyoubegin,reviewthesections“MicrosoftWindowsInstallerCommands”onpage 3,“vCenterServer
InstallerCommandParameters”onpage 4,and“BasicProcedureforInstallingvCenterServerand
ComponentsfromtheCommandLine”onpage 11.vSphereWebClientinstallationcommandparametersare
listedinTable 5.
Example 13. vSphere Web Client Local Installation
start /wait InstallerPath\VMware-WebClient.exe /1033 /v"/qr
HTTP_PORT=9090 HTTPS_PORT=9443
SSO_ADMIN_USER=\"administrator@vsphere.local\"
SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=\"Admin@12345\"
LS_URL=\"https://hostname-domain.com:7444/lookupservice/sdk\"
INSTALLDIR=\"InstallationPath\"
/L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-ngc-msi.log\""
Remote Installation Examples
ToinstallvCenterServerremotely,installthevCentercomponentsseparately,inthisorder:vCenterSingle
Sign‐On,vCenterInventoryService,vCenterServer,andProfile‐DrivenStorageService(SPS).
Beforeyoubegin,reviewthesections“MicrosoftWindowsInstallerCommands”onpage 3,“vCenterServer
InstallerCommandParameters”onpage 4,and“BasicProcedurefor
InstallingvCenterServerand
ComponentsfromtheCommandLine”onpage 11.
vCenterServerrequirestheMicrosoft.NET3.5SP1Framework.The.NET3.5SP1installationmightrequire
Internetconnectivitytodownloadmorefiles.Ifthetargethostdoesnothave.NET3.5SP1installed,youcan
installitremotelybyusing
thecommandinExample 14.
Example 14. Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Installation for Windows Server 2008 and later
start /w ocsetup.exe "NetFx3" /quiet /norestart /log:\%TEMP%\netfx3.log\"