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6 Connect to the target server on which you want to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance.
Option Steps
You can connect to an ESXi
host on which to deploy the
appliance.
1 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the ESXi host.
2 Enter the HTTPS port of the ESXi host.
3 Enter the user name and password of a user with administrative privileges on
the ESXi host, for example, the root user.
4 Click Next.
5 Verify that the certicate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL
certicate that is installed on the target ESXi host, and click Yes to accept the
certicate thumbprint.
You can connect to a
vCenter Server instance and
browse the inventory to
select an ESXi host or DRS
cluster on which to deploy
the appliance. If you select a
DRS cluster, verify that the
cluster is not set to Fully
Automated DRS for the
duration of the deployment.
1 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the vCenter Server instance.
2 Enter the HTTPS port of the vCenter Server instance.
3 Enter the user name and password of user with vCenter Single Sign-On
administrative privileges on the vCenter Server instance, for example, the
[e-mail] user.
4 Click Next.
5 Verify that the certicate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL
certicate that is installed on the target vCenter Server instance, and click Yes to
accept the certicate thumbprint.
6 Select the data center or data center folder that contains the ESXi host or DRS
cluster on which you want to deploy the appliance, and click Next
N You must select a data center or data center folder that contains at least
one ESXi host that is not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
7 Select the ESXi host or DRS cluster on which you want to deploy the appliance,
and click Next
7 (Optional) Acknowledge the warning message, if any, by clicking Yes.
8 On the Set up virtual machine page, enter a name for the new vCenter Server Appliance, set the
password for the root user, and click Next.
The password must contain at least eight characters, a number, uppercase and lowercase leers, and a
special character, for example, an exclamation mark (!), hash key (#), at sign (@), or brackets (()).
N The root password of the old appliance is not transferred to the new upgraded appliance.
9 (Optional) Select the Enable SSH check box to enable SSH connection to the vCenter Server Appliance.
10 On the Connect to source page, enter the details for the source vCenter Server instance, and click Next.
a Enter the IP address or FQDN.
b Enter the user name and password of a user who has administrative privileges on the
vCenter Server instance, for example, the [e-mail] user.
c Enter the Migration Assistant Port you received in the Migration Assistant instructions.
d (Optional) Select Performance and other historical data if you want to migrate this data.
By default only the core inventory and conguration data is migrated. Select the check box to
migrate all vCenter Server performance and historical data such as stats, events, alarms, and tasks.
Not migrating this data reduces the amount of overall downtime.
11 (Optional) Acknowledge the warning message, if any, by clicking Yes.
12 If the source vCenter Server is a member of an Active Directory domain, provide the credentials to join
the target vCenter Server Appliance to the domain.
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