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Table 2‑16. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, sso Subsection
Name Type Description
password
string Password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user,
administrator@your_domain_name.
n
If you are deploying a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller or a Platform Services Controller appliance as the
first instance in a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you must set the password
for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user.
The password must contain between 8 and 20 characters, at least one uppercase
letter, at least one lowercase letter, at least one number, and at least one special
character, for example, a dollar sign ($), hash key (#), at sign (@), period (.), or
exclamation mark (!). All characters must be ASCII characters.
n
If you are deploying a Platform Services Controller appliance as a replication
partner in an existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you must provide the
password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user of the partner
Platform Services Controller.
n
If you are deploying a vCenter Server Appliance with an external
Platform Services Controller, you must provide the password of the vCenter Single
Sign-On administrator user of the external Platform Services Controller.
domain_name
string vCenter Single Sign-On domain name, for example, vsphere.local.
n
If you are deploying a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded
Platform Services Controller or a Platform Services Controller appliance as the
first instance in a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you must set the name for
the new vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
n
If you are deploying a vCenter Server Appliance with an external
Platform Services Controller or a Platform Services Controller appliance as a
replication partner in an existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you must
provide the name of the existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
first_instance
Boolean Required only if you are deploying a Platform Services Controller appliance.
The default value is true.
Set to false if you want to join the Platform Services Controller appliance to an
existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
Joined Platform Services Controller instances replicate their infrastructure data and
enable Enhanced Linked Mode. For information about managing the
Platform Services Controller services, see Platform Services Controller Administration.
platform_services_contr
oller
string The system name of the external Platform Services Controller.
Required only if you are deploying a vCenter Server Appliance with an external
Platform Services Controller.
replication_partner_hos
tname
string The system name of the partner Platform Services Controller.
Required only if you are deploying a Platform Services Controller appliance as a
replication partner in an existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
sso_port
integer The HTTPS reverse proxy port of the partner Platform Services Controller.
The default port is 443. Use only if you the partner Platform Services Controller uses a
custom HTTPS reverse proxy port.
site_name
string vCenter Single Sign-On name.
Required only if you are deploying an embedded Platform Services Controller
appliance.
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