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
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/lookupservic
e/sdk,where7444isthedefaultvCenterSingle
Sign‐OnHTTPSportnumber.Ifyouentera
differentportnumberwhenyouinstallvCenter
SingleSign‐On,usethatportnumber.
IS_URL=URL None InventoryServiceURL.
TheIS_URLtakestheform
https://
IS_host_FQDN
:10443,where10443is
thedefaultvCenterInventoryServiceHTTPSport
number .Ifyouenteradifferentportnumberwhen
youinstallvCenterInventoryService,usethatport
number .
VC_ADMIN_USER=user_name None TheuserwhowilllogintovCenterServer.
VC_ADMIN_IS_GROUP_VPXD_TXT=
[true|false]
False SettotrueifVC_ADMIN_USERisagroup.
Otherwisesetto
false.Forexample,ifthespecified
VC_ADMIN_USERspecifiedisthe
Administratorsgroup,setthispropertytotrue.If
theuserspecifiedistheAdministratoruser ,setthis
propertytofalse.
VPX_USES_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT=[""|1] 1 ThisparametercorrespondstotheUseSystem
AccountcheckboxinthevCenterServerService
dialogbox.
System–Usesystemaccount.
0–Non‐nullvalue,suchas0,behavesthesameas
1.
Whenvalueis1,donotincludetheparameters
VPX_ACCOUNT_UPN=\"
account_name
@
UNCname
\
",VPX_PASSWORD=\"
password
\",
VPX_ACCOUNT=\"UNCname\
account_name
\".
""–Useaccountprovided.
Whenvalueis"",youmustinclude
VPX_ACCOUNT_UPN=\"
account_name
@
UNCname
\
",VPX_PASSWORD=\"
password
\",and
VPX_ACCOUNT=\"
UNCname
\
account_name
\".
VPX_ACCOUNT_UPN None TheUserPrincipalNameintheWindowsActive
Directory,inane‐mailaddressformat,for
example.
account_name
@
UNCname
VPX_ACCOUNT=\"
UNCname
\
account_name
\"
None UseraccounttorunVMwarevCenter Server
service.
UNCname
caneitherbethedomainnameorlocal
hostname.
account_name
defaultisthecurrent
loggedinuser.
TheadministratorusermusthaveLogonasa
Serviceright.
RequiredonlyifVPX_USES_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT="";
ignoredif1.Example:\”mydomain\john\”
VPX_PASSWORD=\"
password
\" None Useraccountpassword.
RequiredonlyifVPX_USES_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT="";
ignoredif1.
Table 3. vCenter Server Installation Command Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Default Conditions