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13 (Optional) After the installation finishes, click Launch vSphere Web Client to start the vSphere Web
Client and log in to vCenter Server.
14 Click Finish to close the installer.
vCenter Server is installed in evaluation mode. You can activate vCenter Server by using the
vSphere Web Client. For information about activating vCenter Server, see vCenter Server and Host
Management.
Installing vCenter Server in an Environment with Multiple NICs
If you want to install vCenter Server with an externalPlatform Services Controller in an environment with
multiple NICs, you must keep a record of the IP addresses or FQDNs that you use as system network
names.
For example, if you want to install a Platform Services Controller on one virtual machine and
vCenter Server on another virtual machine and each virtual machine has two NICs, you can use the
following workflow:
1 Install a Platform Services Controller on one of the virtual machines and use one of its IP addresses
or FQDNs as a system network name.
2 On the other virtual machine, start the installation of vCenter Server and use one of its IP addresses
or FQDNs as a system network name.
3 When prompted to provide the system network name of the Platform Services Controller, enter the IP
address or FQDN that you entered during the installation of the Platform Services Controller.
If you enter the other IP address or FQDN of the Platform Services Controller, you receive an error
message.
4 After the installation completes, you can log in to the vSphere Web Client by using either of the NIC
IP addresses or FQDNs of vCenter Server.
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