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8 Connect to the target server on which you want to deploy the new vCenter Server Appliance.
Option Steps
You can connect to an ESXi host
on which to deploy the new
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 Accept the certificate warning, if any, by clicking Yes.
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 new
appliance.
Note The target server cannot
be the vCenter Server Appliance
that you want to upgrade. In
such cases, use an ESXi host as
a target server.
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 a vCenter Single Sign-On user with
administrative privileges on the vCenter Server instance, for example, the
administrator@your_domain_name user.
4 Click Next.
5 Accept the certificate warning, if any, by clicking Yes.
6 Select the data center or data center folder that contains the ESXi host or DRS cluster
on which you want to deploy the new 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 new appliance,
and click Next.
9 On the Set up target appliance VM page, enter a name for the new vCenter Server Appliance, set the
password for the root user, and click Next.
The appliance name must not contain a percent sign (%), backslash (\), or forward slash (/) and must
be no more than 80 characters in length.
The password must contain only lower ASCII characters without spaces, at least eight characters, a
number, uppercase and lowercase letters, and a special character, for example, an exclamation mark
(!), hash key (#), at sign (@), or brackets (()).
Note The root password of the old appliance is not transferred to the new upgraded appliance.
10 Select the deployment size for the new vCenter Server Appliance for your vSphere inventory.
Deployment Size Option Description
Tiny Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs and 10 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 10 hosts or 100 virtual machines
Small Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs and 16 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 100 hosts or 1,000 virtual machines
Medium Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs and 24 GB of memory.
Suitable for environments with up to 400 hosts or 4,000 virtual machines
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