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Table 2‑7. Required Information During Stage 1 of the GUI Deployment Process (Continued)
Required for Deployment of Required Information Default Your Entry
User name with administrative
privileges on the target server
n
If your target server is an ESXi
host, use root.
n
If your target server is a
vCenter Server instance, use
user_name@your_domain_name,
for example,
[e-mail].
-
Password of the user with
administrative privileges on the target
server
-
All deployment types
Only if your target server is a
vCenter Server instance
Data center from the vCenter Server
inventory on which you want to deploy
the appliance
Optionally you can provide a data
center folder.
-
ESXi host or DRS cluster from the
data center inventory on which you
want to deploy the appliance
-
All deployment types VM name for the appliance
n
Must not contain a percent sign
(%), backslash (\), or forward slash
(/)
n
Must be no more than 80
characters in length
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Server Appliance
All deployment types Password for the root user of the
appliance operating system
n
Must contain only lower ASCII
characters without spaces.
n
Must be at least 8 characters, but
no more than 20 characters in
length
n
Must contain at least one
uppercase letter
n
Must contain at least one
lowercase letter
n
Must contain at least one number
n
Must contain at least one special
character, for example, a dollar
sign ($), hash key (#), at sign (@),
period (.), or exclamation mark (!)
-
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