5.5

VMware, Inc. 8
Command-Line Installation and Upgrade of VMware vCenter Server
TM
5.5
vSphere Client Installation Parameters
INSTALLDIR=\" installdir \" None Useonlyifyouwantadifferentinstallation
directorythanthedefaultC:\Program
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\.
VC_JDBC_URL=URL None JDBCURLforthedatabase.Requiredifyouusean
existingdatabase.
VCS_GROUP_TYPE=[Single|Group] Single TypesofDirectoryServicesinstance.
WhenusingGroup,youmustinclude
VCS_ADAM_PRIMARY_PORT=
port and
VCS_ADAM_PRIMARY_SERVER=
IP_address .
VCS_ADAM_PRIMARY_SERVER=
IP_address
None IPaddressorfullyqualifiedDNSnameofthe
remotevCenter Servertowhichyouwanttojoin
thisvCenter Serverinstance.Example:
vcms-internal.eng.vmware.com.
RequiredonlyifVCS_GROUP_TYPE=Group.
VCS_ADAM_PRIMARY_PORT=
port 389 LDAPportthattheremoteDirectoryServices
instanceislisteningon.
RequiredonlyifVCS_GROUP_TYPE=Group.
VCS_ADAM_LDAP_PORT=
port 389 LDAPportofDirectoryServiceswhereVMware
VCMSDSlistens.VCS_ADAM_LDAP_PORTmust
eitherusethedefaultportnumberorresideinthe
range1025<=PORT<=65535
VCS_ADAM_SSL_PORT=
port 636 SSLportofDirectoryServiceswhereVMware
VCMSDSlistens.VCS_ADAM_SSL_PORTmust
eitherusethedefaultportnumberorresideinthe
range1025<=PORT<=65535
VCS_HTTPS_PORT=
port 443 vCenter ServerHTTPSport.
VCS_HTTP_PORT= port 80 vCenter ServerHTTPport.
TC_HTTP_PORT=
port 8080 VMwarevCenterWebservicesHTTPport.
TC_HTTPS_PORT=
port 8443 VMwarevCenterWebservicesHTTPSport.
VCS_WSCNS_PORT= port 60099 WebServicesChangeServiceNotificationport
VCS_HEARTBEAT_PORT=
port 902 vCenter ServerHeartbeatport.
VPX_BUMPUP_EPHEMERAL_PORT=
[""|1]
"" Setthisoptionto1ifyourvCenterServermanages
hostsonwhichyouwillpoweronmorethan2000
virtualmachinessimultaneously.Thisoption
preventsthepoolofavailableephemeralports
frombeingexhausted.Thisoptionrequiresa
reboot.
Table 3. vCenter Server Installation Command Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Default Conditions
Table 4. vSphere Client Installation Command Parameters for theVMware-viclient.exeCommand
Parameter Default Conditions
INSTALLDIR=\"
installdir \" None Specifiesanalternateinstallationdirectoryand
createsaVirtual Infrastructure Client
directory.
Theinstallationpathcannothaveanyofthe
followingcharacters:comma(,),semicolon(;),
asterisk(*),leftorrightbracket([]),equalssign (=),
backslashorforwardslash (\/),questionmark(?),
leftorrightanglebracket(<>),or
verticalbar(|).
IfyouinstallvSphere ClientonadriveotherthanC:,
verifythatthereisenoughspaceinthe
C:\WINDOWS\Installerfoldertoinstallthe
MicrosoftWindowsInstaller.msifile.