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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Overview of vCloud Director Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade
- vCloud Director Architecture
- Configuration Planning
- vCloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements
- Browsers That vCloud Director Supports
- Summary of Network Configuration Requirements for vCloud Director
- Installing and Configuring a vCloud Director Database
- Create SSL Certificates
- Installing and Configuring vShield Manager
- Installing and Configuring an AMQP Broker
- Download and Install the VMware Public Key
- Creating a vCloud Director Server Group
- Install and Configure vCloud Director Software on the First Member of a Server Group
- Configure Network and Database Connections
- Install vCloud Director Software on Additional Members of a Server Group
- Install Microsoft Sysprep Files on the Servers
- Start or Stop vCloud Director Services
- Uninstall vCloud Director Software
- Upgrading vCloud Director
- vCloud Director Setup
- Cell Management Tool Reference
- Index
Table 1‑2. Required Software Packages (Continued)
Package Name Package Name Package Name
findutils libXau redhat-lsb
glibc libXdmcp sed
grep libXext tar
initscripts libXi which
krb5-libs libXt
libgcc libXtst
Supported vCloud Director Databases
vCloud Director supports Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The most current information about
supported databases is available from the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes at
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide/sim/interop_matrix.php.
For recommended database server configurations, see “Installing and Configuring a vCloud Director
Database,” on page 14.
Supported LDAP Servers
Table 1‑3. Supported LDAP Servers
Platform LDAP Server Authentication Methods
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Simple, Simple SSL, Kerberos, Kerberos SSL
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Simple
Windows 7 (2008 R2) Active Directory Simple, Simple SSL, Kerberos, Kerberos SSL
Linux OpenLDAP Simple, Simple SSL
Guest OS Support
See the vCloud Director User's Guide for a list of supported guest operating systems.
Browsers That vCloud Director Supports
The vCloud Director Web Console is compatible with recent versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,
and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
NOTE The vCloud Director Web Console is compatible only with 32-bit browsers. When a browser is listed
as supported on a 64-bit platform, use of a 32-bit browser on the 64-bit platform is implied.
Browser Support on Linux Platforms
On these Linux platforms, the vCloud Director Web Console is compatible with the most recent version of
Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, and with their immediate predecessor versions.
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