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
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5.5
To prepare for installing with an existing database
1Ensurethatthedatabasehostmachinebelongstothedomain.
2LogintothevCenterServerhostmachineasadomainuserwhobelongstothelocaladministratorgroup.
3 CreatetheDSNwithintegratedOSauthenticationmode.
TheDSNusermustbethesameasthelocaladministratorforvCenterServer
serviceaccount.
SeethevSphereInstallationandSetupdocumentationformoreinformationaboutpreparingyourvCenter
Serverdatabase.
Installing and Joining a Group Using Linked Mode
IfyouareinstallingavCenterServerthatyouwanttojointoaLinkedModegroup,ensurethatthereisanother
version5.5vCenter Server,sothatyouhaveagroupofatleasttwoservers.TheremustbeatleasttwovCenter
Serverinstallationstocreateagroup.LinkedMode
installationissupportedonlyifthevCenterServerstobe
joinedareofthesameversion,andareregisteredtothesameSingleSign‐Onserver.
To prepare for installing and joining a group using linked mode
1InstallthefirstvCenterServerinstanceandspecifyVCS_GROUP_TYPE=Single.
2ForeachsubsequentvCenterServerinstallationthatyouwilladdtotheinitialgroup,specify
VCS_GROUP_TYPE=GroupandprovidetheFQDNofthehostofthefirstinstallation.
Installing vCenter Server and Components Remotely
ToinstallvCenterServerremotely,installthevCentercomponentsseparately,inthisorder:vCenterSingle
Sign‐On,vCenterInventoryService,vCenterServer,andProfile‐DrivenStorageService(SPS).Seethe
examplesin“RemoteInstallationExamples”onpage 16.
Remote and Scheduled Installations of vCenter Server and Components
IfyouareperformingaremoteorscheduledinstallationofvCenterServer,youmustinstallProfile‐Driven
StorageService(SPS)separatelyfromvCenterServer.Installthecomponentsinthisorder:vCenterSingle
Sign‐On,vCenterInventoryService,vCenterServer,andProfile‐DrivenStorageService(SPS).Seethe
commandlineexamplesin
“RemoteInstallationExamples”onpage 16.
vCenter Server Installation Commands
vCenter Servercommand‐lineinstallationusesMicrosoftWindowsInstaller(MSI)commandstructurewith
parametersspecifictovCenterServerandrelatedcomponents.Youcanusethecommand‐lineinstallation
optionstoinstallvCenterServercomponentsfromtheMS‐DOScommandpromptinWindowsorbywriting
aWindowsbatchfile(.bat).
Microsoft Windows Installer Commands
ThevCenter ServerinstallationcommandsarebasedontheMicrosoftWindowsInstaller(MSI).
Someactionsduringinstallationrequireinteractiveresponsetoprompts.Onlypassiveinstallationusing
themsiexeccommandoption/qrissupported.Thefullysilentoption(/qn)isnotsupported.
Youmustincludedoublequotationmarksforvaluesthatcontainspaces.Otherwise,theinstallationfails.
Usingnull,asin
parameter
=,for\"\"isnotallowed.Forvaluesotherthannull,doublequotationmarks
arenotrequired,forexampleFORMAT_DB = 1andFORMAT_DB = "1"areidentical.Allparametersthat
appearinthe/v"..."sectionmustuseabackslash(\)toescapequotationmarks,forexample,
SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=\"my password\".Ifaqu ot e isnotescaped,the/v"..."optionistermina te d. The
closingdoublequotein/v"..."shouldhaveatleastonespacebeforeit.Otherwise,thelastparameter
insidethisstringwillnotreceivethepropervalue.
ForinformationaboutMSIcommandlineoptions,seetheMicrosoftDeveloperNetw ork.