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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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Required Administrator Rights for Installation
InstallationofallvCenterServercomponentsrequiresAdministrator‐levelprivilegesonthetargetmachine.
WhenyourunthecommandtoinstallavCenterServercomponent,ifUserAccountControl(UAC)isenabled,
andyouareloggedinwithAdministrator‐levelprivileges,butyouarenottheAdministrator,UACmight
displaya
dialogboxaskingyoutoconfirmthatyouwanttoruntheinstallationprogram.
WhenyouinstallvCenter Server,theAdministratorusermustbeabletoensurethatvCenter Serverreceives
LogonasaServicerights.
To ensure that the administrator user that vCenter Server uses for startup has Logon as a Service
rights
1 SelectControlPanel>AdministrativeTools.
2 SelectLocalSecurityPolicy.
3 SelectLocalPolicies>User
RightsAssignment
4Double‐clickLogonasaserviceintheright‐sidepaneandaddtheVPX_ACCOUNTusertothelist.
Installing in a Virtual Machine
YoucaninstallvCenter ServerinaMicrosoftWindowsvirtualmachinethatrunsonaVMwareESXihost.
DeployingthevCenter Serversysteminthevirtualmachinehasseveraladvantages.
RatherthandedicatingaseparateservertothevCenter Serversystem,youcanplaceitinavirtual
machinerunningonthesameESXihostwhereyourothervirtualmachinesrun.
YoucanprovidehighavailabilityforthevCenter ServersystembyusingVMwareHighAvailability(HA).
YoucanmigratethevirtualmachinecontainingthevCenter Serversystemfromonehosttoanother,
enablingmaintenanceandotheractivities.
YoucancreatesnapshotsofthevCenter Servervirtualmachineand usethemforbackups,archiving,and
soon.
Installing in a Virtual Machine on a Standalone ESXi Host
Beforeyoubegin,installthevSphereClientonamachinethathasnetworkaccesstotheESXihost.
To prepare for installing on a standalone server
1UsingthevSphere Client,accessanESXihostdirectlytocreatethevirtualmachineforhosting
vCenter Server.
2Inthevirtualmachine,installvCenter Server.
Installing over a Network
Ifyouareinstallingoveranetwork,runtheinstallerfromalocalmachine.
To prepare for installing over a network
1Placetheinstalleronanetworkdriveandcalltheinstallerfromalocalmachine.
2EntertheUniversalNamingConvention(UNC)addressintheformat\\servername\path.
Installing with an Existing Database
IfyouareinstallingvCenterServerwithanexistingvCenterServerdatabase,preparefordatabaseaccess.The
existingdatabasecanbeonthesamehostmachineasvCenterServeroronadifferenthostmachine.Youmust
createtheDSNonthehostmachinewherevCenterServerisinstalled,andthe
DSNmustpointtothehost
machinewherethedatabaseresides.