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
Troubleshooting: vSphere Authentication Proxy Installation Logs
vSphereAuthenticationProxyinstallationlogsarestoredat:
%TEMP%\vim-cam-msi.log(MSIlog)
%TEMP%\vminst.log(customlog)
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
Beforeyoubegin,reviewthesections“MicrosoftWindowsInstallerCommands”onpage 3and“Basic
ProcedureforInstallingvCenterServerandComponentsfromtheCommandLine”onpage 11.
vSphere ESXi Dump Collector Installation Parameters
vSphere ESXi Dump Collector Installation Examples
Example 33installsvSphereESXiDumpCollectorinastandalonedeploymentwiththelogfilewrittentothe
%TEMP%directory.
Example 33.vSphereESXiDumpCollectorStandaloneInstallation
VMware-netdump.exe /s /v"VM_PATH_DATA=\"C:\DATA\"
VM_DATA_SIZE=4 VM_PORT=6501
VM_LOCALSERVER=10.20.104.64
/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-netdump-msi.log\""
Example 34installsvSphereESXiDumpCollectorinadeploymentwithvCenterServer,withthelogfile
writtentothe%TEMP%directory.ForvCenterServerinstallationcommandparameters,seeTable 3.
Table 9. vSphere ESXi Dump Collector Installation Command Parameters for theVMware-netdump.exe
Command
Parameter Conditions
INSTALLDIR=\"
installdir
\" Specifiestherootdestinationdirectoryfortheinstallation.
Theinstallationpathcannothaveanyofthefollowingcharacters:comma
(,),semicolon(;),asterisk(*),leftorrightbracket([]),equalssign(=),
backslashorforwardslash(\/),questionmark(?),leftorrightangle
bracket(<>),orverticalbar
(|).
IfyouinstallESXiDumpCollectoronadriveotherthanC:,verifythat
thereisenough spaceintheC:\WINDOWS\Installerfoldertoinstallthe
MicrosoftWindowsInstaller.msifile.
VM_VC=1 Includethisparameter,setto1,foranintegratedinstallationwith
vCenterServer.
VM_DATA_SIZE=
number of GB
Harddiskspaceingigabytes(GB)forVM_PATH_DATA.
VM_LOCALSERVER=
IP or FQDN
ESXiDumpCollectorlocalcomputerIPaddressorfullyqualified
domainname(FQDN).
VM_PATH_DATA=\"
data_directory
\" Specifiestherootdestinationdatadirectoryfortheinstallation.
VM_PORT=
port number
ESXiDumpCollectorserviceTCPportnumber
VM_PORTADD=
port number
DumpCollectormanagementTCPportnumber.
VC_SERVER_ADDRESS=
IP_address
vCenterServeraddress.
VC_SERVER_PORT=
port number
vCenterServerportnumber.
VC_SERVER_USER==\"user_name\" vCenterServerusername
VC_SERVER_PASSWORD=\"password\" vCenterServeruserpassword
VC_SERVER_THUMBPRINT=
thumbprint
vCenterServercertificatethumbprint