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Stage 1 - Deploy the OVA File as a Platform Services Controller Appliance
With stage 1 of the deployment process, you deploy the OVA file, which is included in the
vCenter Server Appliance installer, as a Platform Services Controller appliance.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance installer, navigate to the vcsa-ui-installer directory, go to the
subdirectory for your operating system, and run the installer executable file.
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For Windows OS, go to the win32 subdirectory, and run the installer.exe file.
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For Linux OS, go to the lin64 subdirectory, and run the installer file.
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For Mac OS, go to the mac subdirectory, and run the Installer.app file.
2 On the Home page, click Install to start the deployment wizard.
3 Review the Introduction page to understand the deployment process and click Next.
4 Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next.
5 On the Select a deployment type page, select Platform Services Controller and click Next.
6 Connect to the target server on which you want to deploy the Platform Services Controller appliance
and click Next.
Option Steps
You can connect to an
ESXi host on which to
deploy the appliance.
1 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the ESXi host.
2 Enter the HTTPS port of the ESXi host.
3 Enter the user name and password of a user with administrative privileges on the ESXi host, for
example, the root user.
4 Click Next.
5 Verify that the certificate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL certificate that is
installed on the target ESXi host, and click Yes to accept the certificate thumbprint.
You can connect to a
vCenter Server instance
and browse the
inventory to select an
ESXi host or DRS
cluster on which to
deploy the appliance.
1 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the vCenter Server instance.
2 Enter the HTTPS port of the vCenter Server instance.
3 Enter the user name and password of user with vCenter Single Sign-On administrative
privileges on the vCenter Server instance, for example, the administrator@your_domain_name
user.
4 Click Next.
5 Verify that the certificate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL certificate that is
installed on the target vCenter Server instance, and click Yes to accept the certificate
thumbprint.
6 Select the data center or data center folder that contains the ESXi host or DRS cluster on which
you want to deploy the appliance, and click Next
Note You must select a data center or data center folder that contains at least one ESXi host
that is not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
7 Select the ESXi host or DRS cluster on which you want to deploy the appliance, and click Next.
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