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5 Enter the system name, preferably an FQDN, and click Next.
You can also enter an IP address. If you enter an IP address, provide a static IP address.
Important When you provide an FQDN or an IP address as the system name of the
Platform Services Controller, make sure that the FQDN or IP address does not change. If the FQDN
or IP address of the host machine changes, you have to reinstall the Platform Services Controller and
the vCenter Server instances registered with it. The FQDN or IP address of the
Platform Services Controller is used to generate an SSL certificate for the
Platform Services Controller host machine.
6 Create a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain or join an existing domain.
Option Description
Create a new Single Sign-On domain Creates a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
a Enter the domain name, for example vsphere.local.
b Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
This is the password for the user administrator@your_domain_name.
c Enter the site name for vCenter Single Sign-On.
The site name is important if you are using vCenter Single Sign-On in multiple
locations. Choose your own name for the vCenter Single Sign-On site. You
cannot change the name after installation.
The supported characters are alphanumeric characters and dash (-).
d Confirm the administrator password, and click Next.
Join an existing vCenter Single Sign-
On domain
Joins a new vCenter Single Sign-On server to a vCenter Single Sign-On domain
in an existing Platform Services Controller. You must provide the information
about the vCenter Single Sign-On server to which you join the new vCenter
Single Sign-On server.
a Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the
Platform Services Controller that contains the vCenter Single Sign-On server
to join.
b Enter the HTTPS port to use for communication with the
Platform Services Controller.
c Enter the domain name for the vCenter Single Sign-On you are joining, for
example vsphere.local.
d Enter the password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
e Click Next.
7 Click Next.
8 For each component, accept the default port numbers, or if another service is using the defaults,
enter alternative ports, and click Next.
Make sure that ports 80 and 443 are free and dedicated, so that vCenter Single Sign-On can use
these ports. Otherwise, use custom ports during installation.
9 (Optional) Change the default destination folders and click Next.
Important Do not use folders that end with an exclamation mark (!).
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