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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
10 Select the deployment size for the new vCenter Server Appliance depending on the size of your
vSphere inventory.
Deployment Size Option Description
Tiny Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs and 10 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 10 hosts or 100 virtual machines
Small Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs and 16 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 100 hosts or 1,000 virtual machines
Medium Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs and 24 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 400 hosts or 4,000 virtual machines
Large Deploys an appliance with 16 CPUs and 32 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 1,000 hosts or 10,000 virtual machines
X-Large Deploys an appliance with 24 CPUs and 48 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 2,000 hosts or 35,000 virtual machines
11 Select the storage size for the new vCenter Server Appliance, and click Next.
Important You must consider the storage size of the appliance that you are restoring.
Storage
Size
Option
Description for
Tiny Deployment
Size
Description for
Small Deployment
Size
Description for
Medium
Deployment Size
Description for
Large Deployment
Size
Description for X-
Large Deployment
Size
Default Deploys an
appliance with 300
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 340
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 525
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 740
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1180
GB of storage.
Large Deploys an
appliance with 825
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 870
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1025
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1090
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1230
GB of storage.
X-Large Deploys an
appliance with 1700
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1750
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1905
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 1970
GB of storage.
Deploys an
appliance with 2110
GB of storage.
12 From the list of available datastores, select the location where all the virtual machine configuration
files and virtual disks will be stored and, optionally, enable thin provisioning by selecting Enable Thin
Disk Mode.
13 On the Configure network settings page review the settings populated from the backup file of the
vCenter Server Appliance.
14 (Optional) Edit the network configuration to match the current network environment where the
vCenter Server Appliance is restored.
15 On the Ready to complete stage 1 page, review the deployment settings for the restored
vCenter Server Appliance and click Finish to start the OVA deployment process.
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