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2 For Appliance 2, deploy the vCenter Server Appliance as an instance on ESXi Host 1 and configure
the time settings so that Appliance 2 are synchronized with ESXi Host 1. In stage 2 you select to join
the vCenter Single Sign-On server of the deployed appliance on Machine 1. For specific instructions,
see Stage 2 - Set up the Newly Deployed vCenter Server Appliance with an Embedded Platform
Services Controller.
If you are deploying the vCenter Server Appliances with the CLI:
1 Configure the JSON configuration template embedded_vCSA_on_VC.json (or
embedded_vCSA_on_ESXi.json) for Appliance 1 as an instance on ESXi Host 1. See Prepare Your
JSON Configuration File for CLI Deployment for specific instructions on preparing the JSON
configuraiton file.
2 Deploy Appliance 1 by running the vcsa-cli-installer command. See Deploy a vCenter Server
Appliance or Platform Services Controller Appliance by Using the CLI for instructions.
3 Configure the JSON configuration template embedded_vCSA_replication_on_VC.json for
Appliance 2 as an instance on ESXi Host 1. Enter the hostname of the first embedded node in the
replication_partner_hostname field in the sso section.
4 Deploy Appliance 2 by running the vcsa-cli-installer command on the
embedded_vCSA_replication_on_VC.json file.
Enhanced Linked Mode for vCenter Server or vCenter Server
Appliance with an External Platform Services Controller
Enhanced Linked Mode connects multiple vCenter Server systems together by using one or more
Platform Services Controllers.
Enhanced Linked Mode lets you view and search across all linked vCenter Server systems and replicate
roles, permissions, licenses, policies, and tags.
When you install vCenter Server or deploy the vCenter Server Appliance with an external
Platform Services Controller, you must first install the Platform Services Controller. During installation of
the Platform Services Controller, you can select whether to create a vCenter Single Sign-On domain or
join an existing domain. You can select to join an existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain if you have
already installed or deployed a Platform Services Controller instance and have created a vCenter Single
Sign-On domain. When you join an existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain, the infrastructure data
between the existing Platform Services Controller and the new Platform Services Controller is replicated.
With Enhanced Linked Mode, you can connect not only vCenter Server systems running on Windows but
also many vCenter Server Appliances. You can also have an environment where multiple vCenter Server
systems and vCenter Server Appliances are linked together.
If you install vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller, you first must deploy the
Platform Services Controller on one virtual machines or physical server and then deploy vCenter Server
on another virtual machine or physical server. While installing vCenter Server, you must select an existing
external Platform Services Controller. You cannot select an existing Platform Services Controller that is a
part of an embedded installation. For more information about the supported topologies, see vCenter
Server and Platform Services Controller Deployment Types.
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