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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
vCenter Embedded Linked Mode for a vCenter Server Appliance
with Embedded Platform Services Controller
vCenter Embedded Linked Mode is enhanced linked mode support for vCenter Server Appliance with an
embedded Platform Services Controller.
With vCenter Embedded Linked Mode, you can connect a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller together to form a domain. vCenter Embedded Linked Mode is not supported
for Windows vCenter Server installations. vCenter Embedded Linked Mode is suitable for most
deployments.
Other features of vCenter Embedded Linked Mode include:
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No external Platform Services Controller, providing a more simplified domain architecture than
enhanced linked mode.
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A simplified backup and restore process.
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A simplified HA process, removing the need for load balancers.
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Up to ten vCenter Server Appliances can be linked together using vCenter Embedded Linked Mode
and displayed in a single inventory view.
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For a vCenter High Availability (vCenter HA) cluster, three nodes are considered one logical
vCenter Server node. This represents ten times the vCenter HA clusters in a vCenter Embedded
Linked Mode for a total of 30 VMs.
Figure 1‑10. Embedded Linked Mode
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Note Embedded linked mode is not supported for Windows vCenter Server installations.
Joining a vCenter Embedded Linked Mode Domain
You can join a vCenter Server with an embedded Platform Services Controller to another embedded node
during deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance.
For example, suppose you have two vCenter Servers with embedded Platform Services Controller
systems.
If you are deploying the vCenter Server Appliances with the UI Installer:
1 For Appliance 1, deploy the vCenter Server Appliance as an instance on ESXi Host 1. Synchronize
the time settings with ESXi Host 1.
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