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
Example 34.vSphereESXiDumpCollectorInstallationwithvCenterServer
VMware-netdump.exe /s /v"VM_VC=1
VM_PATH_DATA=\"C:\DATA\"
VM_DATA_SIZE=4
VM_PORT=6501
VM_PORTADD=8001
VC_SERVER_ADDRESS=10.20.104.157
VC_SERVER_PORT=80
VC_SERVER_USER=\"myUser\"
VC_SERVER_PASSWORD=\"myPassword\"
/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-netdump-msi.log\""
Example 35performsasilentminorupgradeofvSphereESXiDumpCollectorwiththelogfilewrittentothe
%TEMP%directory.
Example 35.vSphereESXiDumpCollectorMinorUpgrade(StandaloneorwithvCenterServer)
VMware-netdump.exe /s /v"/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-netdump-msi.log\""
Example 36performsasilentmajorupgradeofAuthenticationProxywiththelogfilewrittentothe%TEMP%
directory.
Example 36.vSphereESXiDumpCollectorMajorUpgrade(StandaloneorwithvCenterServer)
VMware-netdump.exe /s /v"VC_SERVER_PASSWORD=\"myPassword\" /qn /L*v
\"%TEMP%\vim-netdump-msi.log\""
Example 37removesvSphereESXiDumpCollectorsilentlywiththelogfilewrittentothe%TEMP%directory.
Example 37.vSphereESXiDumpCollectorUninstallation
VMware-netdump.exe /s /x /v"/qn /L*v \"%TEMP%\vim-netdump-msi.log\""
Troubleshooting: vSphere ESXi Dump Collector Installation Logs
vSphereESXiDumpCollectorinstallationlogsarestoredat:
%TEMP%\vim-netdump-msi.log(MSIlog)
%TEMP%\vminst.log(customlog)
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling vSphere Syslog Collector
Beforeyoubegin,reviewthesections“MicrosoftWindowsInstallerCommands”onpage 3and“Basic
ProcedureforInstallingvCenterServerandComponentsfromtheCommandLine”onpage 11.
vSphere Syslog Collector Installation Parameters
Table 10. vSphere Syslog Collector Installation Command Parameters for theVMware-syslog.exe
Command
Parameter Conditions
INSTALLDIR=\"
installdir
\" Specifiestherootdestinationdirectoryfortheinstallation
Theinstallationpathcannothaveanyofthefollowingcharacters:comma
(,),semicolon(;),asterisk(*),leftorrightbracket([]),equalssign(=),
backslashorforwardslash(\/),questionmark(?),leftorrightangle
bracket(<>),orverticalbar
(|).
IfyouinstallvSphereSyslogCollectoronadriveotherthanC:,verify
thatthereisenoughspaceintheC:\WINDOWS\Installerfolderto
installtheMicrosoftWindowsInstaller.msifile.
VM_DATA_ROTATION=
number
Numberofdatarotations
VM_DATA_SIZE=
number of GB
Harddiskspaceingigabytes(GB)forVM_PATH_DATA.
VM_LOCALSERVER=
IP or FQDN
vSphereSyslogCollectorlocalcomputerIPaddressorfullyqualified
domainname(FQDN)
VM_PATH_DATA=\"
data_directory
\" Specifiestherootdestinationdatadirectoryfortheinstallation