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
vSphere Web Client Installation Parameters
Profile-Driven Storage Service Installation Parameters
TheProfile‐DrivenStorageServiceinstallerislocatedatmedia\vCenter-Server\Profile-Driven
Storage\VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage.msi.
Table 5. vSphere Web Client Installation Command Parameters for theVMware-WebClient.exeCommand
Parameter Default Conditions
INSTALLDIR=\"
installdir
\" None Specifiesanalternateinstallationdirectoryand
createsavSphereWebClientdirectory.
Theinstallationpathcannothaveanyofthe
followingcharacters:comma(,),semicolon(;),
asterisk(*),leftorrightbracket([]),equalssign (=),
backslashorforwardslash (\/),questionmark(?),
leftorrightanglebracket(<>),or
verticalbar(|).
IfyouinstallvSphereWebClientonadriveother
thanC:,verifythatthereisenoughspaceinthe
C:\WINDOWS\Installerfoldertoinstallthe
MicrosoftWindowsInstaller.msifile.
HTTP_PORT=port_number 9090 vSphereWebClientHTTPport.
HTTPS_PORT=port_number 9443 vSphereWebClientHTTPSport
SSO_ADMIN_USER=\"user_name\" administrator@vsphere.local UsernameforthevCenter
SingleSign‐On
administratoruseraccount.
SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=\"password\
"
None PasswordforthevCenterSingleSign‐On
administratoruseraccount
LS_URL=URL None LookupServiceURL.
TheLookupServiceURLtakestheform
https://
SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP
:7444/lookupse
rvice/sdk,where7444isthedefaultvCenterSingle
Sign‐OnHTTPSportnumber.Ifyouenteradifferent
portnumberwhenyouinstallvCenterSingle
Sign‐On,usethatportnumber.
Table 6. Profile-Driven Storage Service Installation Command Parameters
Parameter Default Conditions
INSTALLDIR=\"
installdir
\" None Specifiesanalternateinstallationdirectoryand
createsaProfile-Driven Storagedirectory.
Theinstallationpathcannothaveanyofthe
followingcharacters:comma(,),semicolon(;),
asterisk(*),leftorrightbracket([]),equalssign
(=),backslashorforwardslash(\/),question
mark(?),leftorrightanglebracket(<>),or
verticalbar(|).
SPS_HTTP_PORT=port_number 21200 Profile‐DrivenStorageServiceHTTPport.
SPS_HTTPS_PORT=port_number 21100 Profile‐DrivenStorageServiceHTTPSport.