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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 2‑13. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, appliance Subsection
Name Type Description
thin_disk_mode
Boolean Set to true to deploy the appliance with thin virtual disks.
deployment_option
string The size of the appliance.
n
Set to tiny if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller for up to 10 hosts and 100 virtual machines with the
default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs, 10 GB of memory, and 250 GB of storage.
n
Set to tiny-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an
embedded Platform Services Controller for up to 10 hosts and 100 virtual
machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs, 10 GB of memory, and 775 GB of storage.
n
Set to tiny-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an
embedded Platform Services Controller for up to 10 hosts and 100 virtual
machines with the x-large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs, 10 GB of memory, and 1650 GB of storage.
n
Set to small if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller for up to 100 hosts and 1,000 virtual machines with
the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs, 16 GB of memory, and 290 GB of storage.
n
Set to small-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an
embedded Platform Services Controller for up to 100 hosts and 1,000 virtual
machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs, 16 GB of memory, and 820 GB of storage.
n
Set to small-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an
embedded Platform Services Controller for up to 100 hosts and 1,000 virtual
machines with the x-large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs, 16 GB of memory, and 1700 GB of storage.
n
Set to medium if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller for up to 400 hosts and 4,000 virtual machines with
the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs, 24 GB of memory, and 425 GB of storage.
n
Set to medium-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an
embedded Platform Services Controller for up to 400 hosts and 4,000 virtual
machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs, 24 GB of memory, and 925 GB of storage.
n
Set to medium-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with
an embedded Platform Services Controller for up to 400 hosts and 4,000 virtual
machines with the x-large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs, 24 GB of memory, and 1805 GB of storage.
n
Set to large if you want to deploy a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller for up to 1,000 hosts and 10,000 virtual machines
with the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 16 CPUs, 32 GB of memory, and 640 GB of storage.
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