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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
- Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance
- File-Based Backup and Restore of vCenter Server
- Image-Based Backup and Restore of a vCenter Server Environment
- After You Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Client
- Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
- Repoint vCenter Server to Another vCenter Server in a Different Domain
- Repoint a Single vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain without a Replication Partner
- Repoint a vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain with a Replication Partner
- Repoint a vCenter Server Node to a New Domain
- Syntax of the Domain Repoint Command
- Understanding Tagging and Authorization Conflicts
- vCenter Server Domain Repoint License Considerations
- Troubleshooting vCenter Server Installation or Deployment
Default Storage Size Large Storage Size X-Large Storage Size
Medium environment (up to
400 hosts or 4,000 virtual
machine)
908 GB 2208 GB 4468 GB
Large environment (up to
1,000 hosts or 10,000
virtual machines)
1358 GB 2258 GB 4518 GB
X-Large environment (up
to 2,000 hosts or 35,000
virtual machines)
2283 GB 2383 GB 4643 GB
Note The storage requirements include the requirements for the vSphere Lifecycle Manager that
runs as a service in the vCenter Server appliance.
Software Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance
The VMware vCenter Server appliance can be deployed on ESXi 6.7 hosts or later, or on vCenter
Server instances 6.7 or later.
You can deploy the vCenter Server appliance using the GUI or CLI installer. You run the installer
from a network client machine that you use to connect to the target server and deploy the
appliance on the server. You can connect directly to an ESXi 6.7 host on which to deploy the
appliance. You can also connect to a vCenter Server 6.7 instance to deploy the appliance on an
ESXi host or DRS cluster that resides in the vCenter Server inventory.
For information about the requirements for network client machine, see System Requirements for
the vCenter Server Installer.
Required Ports for vCenter Server
The vCenter Server system must be able to send data to every managed host and receive
data from the vSphere Client. To enable migration and provisioning activities between managed
hosts, the source and destination hosts must be able to receive data from each other through
predetermined TCP and UDP ports.
vCenter Server is accessed through predetermined TCP and UDP ports. If you manage network
components from outside a firewall, you might be required to reconfigure the firewall to allow
access on the appropriate ports. For the list of all supported ports and protocols in vSphere, see
the VMware Ports and Protocols Tool
™
at https://ports.vmware.com.
During installation, if a port is in use or is blocked using a denylist, the vCenter Server installer
displays an error message. You must use another port number to proceed with the installation.
There are internal ports that are used only for inter-process communication.
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