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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Installation and Setup
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Installation and Setup
- Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup
- Overview of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process
- vCenter Server Components and Services
- Overview of the vCenter Server Appliance
- vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller Deployment Types
- Understanding vSphere Domains, Domain Names, and Sites
- Deployment Topologies with External Platform Services Controller Instances and High Availability
- vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode
- Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- System Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Hardware Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Storage Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Software Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Required Ports for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller
- DNS Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- vSphere Web Client Software Requirements
- Preparing for Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Prerequisites for Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller Appliance
- GUI Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Required Information for Deploying a vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance with an Embedded Platform Services Controller by Using the GUI
- Deploy a Platform Services Controller Appliance by Using the GUI
- Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance with an External Platform Services Controller by Using the GUI
- CLI Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- System Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance
- Installing vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- vCenter Server for Windows Requirements
- Pre-Install Checks for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- Storage Requirements for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- Software Requirements for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- Database Requirements for vCenter Server on Windows
- Required Ports for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller
- DNS Requirements for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- vSphere Web Client Software Requirements
- Preparing for Installing vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- Download the vCenter Server Installer for Windows
- Preparing vCenter Server Databases for Install
- vCenter Server Database Configuration Notes
- Configure Microsoft SQL Server Databases
- Configure Oracle Databases
- Database Permission Requirements for vCenter Server
- Verify That vCenter Server Can Communicate with the Local Database
- Maintaining a vCenter Server Database
- Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network
- Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server
- Installing vCenter Server on IPv6 Machines
- Running the vCenter Server Installer from a Network Drive
- Required Information for Installing vCenter Server or Platform Services Controller on Windows
- Installing vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows
- vCenter Server for Windows Requirements
- File-Based Backup and Restore of vCenter Server Appliance
- Image-Based Backup and Restore of a vCenter Server Environment
- After You Install vCenter Server or Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log in to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Web Client
- Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
- Collect vCenter Server Log Files
- Repoint vCenter Server to Another External Platform Services Controller in the Same Domain
- Repoint vCenter Server to External Platform Services Controller in a Different Domain
- Reconfigure a Standalone vCenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server with an External Platform Services Controller
- Troubleshooting vCenter Server Installation or Deployment
- Uninstall vCenter Server
Table 3‑6. Microsoft SQL Database Permissions for vCenter Server (Continued)
Permission Description
GRANT SELECT ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] TO VC_USER_ROLE Permissions that let you run SELECT, INSERT, DELETE,
UPDATE operations on tables which are part of the VMW
schema.
GRANT INSERT ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] TO VC_USER_ROLE
GRANT DELETE ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] TO VC_USER_ROLE
GRANT UPDATE ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] TO VC_USER_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] TO
VC_USER_ROLE
Necessary for running a stored procedure in the db schema.
GRANT SELECT ON msdb.dbo.syscategories TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
Necessary for deploying SQL Server jobs.
These permissions are mandatory only during installation and
upgrade and not required after deployment.
GRANT SELECT ON msdb.dbo.sysjobsteps
TOVC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT SELECT ON msdb.dbo.sysjobs TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_add_job TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_delete_job TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_update_job TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT EXECUTE ON msdb.dbo.sp_add_category TO
VC_ADMIN_ROLE
GRANT VIEW SERVER STATE TO [vpxuser] Provides access to SQL Server DMV views and sp_lock
execution.
GRANT VIEW ANY DEFINITION TO [vpxuser] Necessary for providing the user with the privileges to see
metadata for SQL Server objects.
Table 3‑7. Oracle Database Permissions for vCenter Server
Permission Description
GRANT CONNECT TO VPXADMIN Necessary for connecting to the Oracle database.
GRANT RESOURCE TO VPXADMIN Necessary for creating a trigger, sequence, type, procedure, and
so on.
By default, the RESOURCE role has the CREATE
PROCEDURE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE SEQUENCE
privileges assigned. If the RESOURCE role lacks these
privileges, grant them to the vCenter Server database user.
GRANT CREATE VIEW TO VPXADMIN Necessary for creating a view.
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