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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
Table 2‑5. System Requirements for the GUI and CLI Installers
Operating System Supported Versions Minimum Hardware Configuration for Optimal Performance
Windows
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Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
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Windows 2012 x64 bit
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Windows 2012 R2
x64 bit
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Windows 2016 x64 bit
4 GB RAM, 2 CPU having 4 cores with 2.3 GHz, 32 GB hard disk, 1 NIC
Linux
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SUSE 12
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Ubuntu 14.04
4 GB RAM, 1 CPU having 2 cores with 2.3 GHz, 16 GB hard disk, 1 NIC
Note The CLI installer requires 64-bit OS.
Mac
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macOS v10.9, 10,10,
10.11
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macOS Sierra
8 GB RAM, 1 CPU having 4 cores with 2.4 GHz, 150 GB hard disk, 1 NIC
Note For client machines that run on Mac 10.11, concurrent GUI deployments of multiple appliances are
unsupported. You must deploy the appliances in a sequence.
Note Visual C++ redistributable libraries need to be installed to run the CLI installer on versions of
Windows older than Windows 10. The Microsoft installers for these libraries are located in the vcsa-cli-
installer/win32/vcredist directory.
Note Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance with the GUI requires a minimum resolution of 1024x768
to properly display. Lower resolutions can truncate the UI elements.
Download and Mount the vCenter Server Appliance Installer
VMware releases the vCenter Server Appliance ISO image, which contains GUI and CLI installers for the
vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller appliance.
With the GUI and CLI executable files that are included in the vCenter Server Appliance installer, you can:
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Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller appliance.
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Upgrade the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller appliance.
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Migrate Windows installations of vCenter Server, vCenter Single Sign-On, and
Platform Services Controller to the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller
appliance.
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Restore a vCenter Server Appliance from a file-based backup.
Prerequisites
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Create a My VMware account at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/.
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Verify that your client machine meets the system requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance
installer. See System Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance Installer.
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