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3 Create a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain or join an existing domain.
Option Description
Create a new Single Sign-On domain Creates a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
a Enter the domain name, for example vsphere.local.
b Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
This is the password for the user administrator@your_domain_name.
c Confirm the administrator password, and click Next.
Join an existing vCenter Single Sign-
On domain
Joins a new vCenter Single Sign-On server to a vCenter Single Sign-On domain
in an existing Platform Services Controller. You must provide the information
about the vCenter Single Sign-On server to which you join the new vCenter
Single Sign-On server.
a Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the
Platform Services Controller that contains the vCenter Single Sign-On server
to join.
b Enter the HTTPS port to use for communication with the
Platform Services Controller.
c Enter the domain name for the vCenter Single Sign-On you are joining, for
example vsphere.local.
d Enter the password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
e Click Next.
4 Review the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page and choose if you
want to join the program.
For information about the CEIP, see the Configuring Customer Experience Improvement Program
section in vCenter Server and Host Management.
5 On the Ready to complete page, review the configuration settings for the vCenter Server Appliance,
click Finish, and click OK to complete stage 2 of the deployment process and set up the appliance.
6 (Optional) After the initial setup finishes, enter the URL from the browser with
https://vcenter_server_appliance_fqdn/ui or https://vcenter_server_appliance_fqdn/vsphere-
client to go to the vSphere Web Client and log in to the vCenter Server instance in the
vCenter Server Appliance, or click the https://vcenter_server_appliance_fqdn:443 to go the
vCenter Server Appliance Getting Started page.
7 Click Close to exit the wizard.
You are redirected to the vCenter Server Appliance Getting Started page.
What to do next
You can configure high availability for the vCenter Server Appliance. For information about providing
vCenter Server Appliance high availability, see vSphere Availability.
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