5.5
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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Command-Line Installation and Upgrade of VMware vCenter Server
TM
5.5
IfyouplantousetheMicrosoftSQLServer2008R2ExpressSP1databasethatisbundledwithvCenterServer,
MicrosoftWindowsInstallerversion4.5(MSI4.5) andtheMicrosoft.NET3.5SP1Frameworkarerequiredon
yoursystem.YoucaninstallMicrosoft.NET3.5SP1asshowninExample 14.
YoucandownloadMSI4.5from
theMicrosoftWebsite.IfthetargethostdoesnothaveMSI4.5installed,youcaninstallitremotelybyusing
thecommandinExample 15.TheWindows6.0-KB958655-v2-x64.msufileislocatedinthedirectory
redist\msi45\Windows version number.
Example 15. Windows MSI 4.5 Remote Installation
start /wait Windows6.0-KB958655-v2-x64.msu /quiet /norestart
ToinstalltheMicrosoftSQLServer2008R2Expressdatabaseremotely,usethecommandinExample 16.You
mustloginasthesystemaccount.TheSQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exefileislocatedinthedirectory
redist\SQLEXPR.
Example 16. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Remote Installation
start /wait SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe /Q
/ACTION=Install
/IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS
/SQLSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM"
/FEATURES=SQL,Tools /SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="BUILTIN\ADMINISTRATORS"
/NPENABLED="1"
/TCPENABLED="1"
/SECURITYMODE="SQL"
/INSTANCENAME=VIM_SQLEXP
/SAPWD="MASTER_PASSWORD"
Themsvcrt90DLLisrequiredforOpenSSL.Toinstallthemsvcrt90.dllremotely,usethecommandin
Example 17.Thevcredist_x64.exefileislocatedinthedirectoryredist\vcredist\Windows version
number.
Example 17. Microsoft msvcrt90.dll Remote Installation
start /wait media\vcredist\2008\vcredist_x64.exe /q
Example 18. vCenter Single Sign-On Remote Installation
start /wait VMware-SSO-Server.exe /1033 /v"/q
CONFIG_TYPE=Setup
SETUP_TYPE=Basic
MASTER_PASSWORD=Admin@12345
COMPUTER_FQDN=hostname-domain.com
INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\"
/L*v \"c:\temp\vim-sso-msi.log\""