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
Auto Deploy Installation Examples
Example 25installsAutoDeploywiththelogfilewrittentothe%TEMP%directory.
Example 25. vSphere Auto Deploy Installation
VMware-autodeploy.exe /s /v"VM_PATH_DATA=\"C:\DATA\"
VM_DATA_SIZE=4
VM_PORT=6501
VM_PORTADD=6502
VC_SERVER_ADDRESS=10.20.104.158
VC_SERVER_PORT=80
VC_SERVER_USER=\"myUser\"
VC_SERVER_PASSWORD=\"myPassword\"
VC_SERVER_THUMBPRINT=\"6A:60:D0:25:8B:3E:67:0F:9B:EA:14:C5:F3:B7:01:2C:3B:11:EF:2A\"
/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-autodeploy-msi.log\""
Example 26performsasilentminorupgradeofAutoDeploywiththelogfilewrittentothe%TEMP%
directory.
Example 26. vSphere Auto Deploy Minor Upgrade
VMware-autodeploy.exe /s /v"/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-autodeploy-msi.log\""
Example 27performsasilentmajorupgradeofAutoDeploywiththelogfilewrittentothe%TEMP%
directory.
Example 27. vSphere Auto Deploy Major Upgrade
VMware-autodeploy.exe /s /v"/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-autodeploy-msi.log\""
Example 28removesAutoDeploysilentlywiththelogfilewrittentothe%TEMP%directory.
Example 28. vSphere Auto Deploy Uninstallation
VMware-autodeploy.exe /s /x /v"/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-autodeploy-msi.log\""
Troubleshooting: vSphere Auto Deploy Installation Logs
vSphereAutoDeployinstallationlogsarestoredat:
%TEMP%\vim-autodeploy-msi.log(MSIlog)
%TEMP%\vminst.log(customlog)
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere Authentication Proxy
Beforeyoubegin,reviewthesections“MicrosoftWindowsInstallerCommands”onpage 3and“Basic
ProcedureforInstallingvCenterServerandComponentsfromtheCommandLine”onpage 11.
VC_SERVER_PASSWORD=\"
password
\" vCenterServeruserpassword
VC_SERVER_PORT=
port number
vCenterServerportnumber
VC_SERVER_THUMBPRINT=
thumbprint
vCenterServercertificatethumbprint
VC_SERVER_USER=\"
user_name
\" vCenterServerusername
Table 7. Auto Deploy Installation Command Parameters for theVMware-autodeploy.exeCommand