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
VMware, Inc. 5
Command-Line Installation and Upgrade of VMware vCenter Server
TM
5.5
vCenter Inventory Service Installation Command Parameters
SSO_HTTPS_PORT=
port
7444 Useonlyifyouwantadifferentportvaluethanthe
default7444.
INSTALLDIR=
install_location
C:\Program
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\
Useonlyifyouwantadifferentinstallation
directorythanthedefaultC:\Program
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\.
Table 1. vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Command Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Default Conditions
Table 2. vCenter Inventory Service Installation Command Parameters
Parameter Default Conditions
INSTALLDIR=
install_location
None Useonlyifyouwantadifferentinstallation
directorythanthedefaultC:\Program
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\.
HTTPS_PORT=
port
10443 InventoryServiceHTTPport.
XDB_PORT=
port
10109 vCenterInventoryServiceservicemanagement
port.
FEDERATION_PORT=
port
10111 vCenterInventoryServiceLinkedMode
communicationport.
QUERY_SERVICE_NUKE_DATABASE=1 0Setto1tocleartheexistingdatabasefor
InventoryService
SSO_ADMIN_USER=\"user_name\" administrator@vsphere.local UsernameforthevCenterSingleSign‐On
administratoruseraccount.
SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=\"password\" None PasswordforthevCenterSingleSign‐On
administratoruseraccount
LS_URL=URL None LookupServiceURL.
TheLookupServiceURLtakestheform
https://SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP:7444/lookupservi
ce/sdk,where7444isthedefaultvCenterSingle
Sign‐OnHTTPSportnumber.Ifyouentera
differentportnumberwhenyouinstallvCenter
SingleSign‐On,usethatportnumber.
TOMCAT_MAX_MEMORY_OPTION=[S|M|L] S ChoicesrefertovCenterServerinventorysize.
S - Smallinventory(1‐100hostsor1‐1000
virtualmachines)
M - Mediuminventory(100‐400hostsor
1000‐4000virtualmachines)
L - Largeinventory(morethan400hostsor
4000virtualmachines)
ThisparameterdeterminesthemaximumJVM
heapsettingsforVMwareVirtualCenter
ManagementWebservices(Tomcat),Inventory
Service,andProfile‐DrivenStorageService.You
canadjustthissettingafterinstallationifthe
numberofhostsinyourenvironmentchanges.
Seetherecommendationsin
thevSphere
InstallationandSetupdocumentation.