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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
Table 2-1. System Requirements for the GUI and CLI Installers
Operating System Supported Versions Minimum Hardware Configuration for Optimal Performance
Windows n Windows 10, 11
n Windows 2016 x64
bit
n Windows 2019 x64
bit
n Windows 2022 x64
bit
4 GB RAM, 2 CPU having 4 cores with 2.3 GHz, 32 GB hard disk, 1 NIC
Linux n SUSE 15
n Ubuntu 18.04,
20.04, 21.10
4 GB RAM, 1 CPU having 2 cores with 2.3 GHz, 16 GB hard disk, 1 NIC
Note The CLI installer requires 64-bit OS.
Mac n macOS 10.15, 11, 12
n macOS Catalina, Big
Sur, Monterey
8 GB RAM, 1 CPU having 4 cores with 2.4 GHz, 150 GB hard disk, 1 NIC
Note For client machines that run on Mac 10.15 or later, concurrent GUI deployments of multiple
appliances are unsupported. You must deploy the appliances in a sequence.
Note Visual C++ redistributable libraries need to be installed to run the CLI installer on versions
of Windows older than Windows 10. The Microsoft installers for these libraries are located in the
vcsa-cli-installer/win32/vcredist directory.
Note Deploying the vCenter Server appliance with the GUI requires a minimum resolution of
1024x768 to properly display. Lower resolutions can truncate the UI elements.
Download and Mount the vCenter Server Installer
VMware releases the vCenter Server appliance ISO image, which contains GUI and CLI installers
for the vCenter Server appliance.
With the GUI and CLI executable files that are included in the vCenter Server installer, you can:
n Deploy the vCenter Server appliance.
n Upgrade the vCenter Server appliance.
n Converge older versions of vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller to the
current version of vCenter Server.
n Restore a vCenter Server appliance from a file-based backup.
Prerequisites
n Create a Customer Connect account at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/.
n Verify that your client machine meets the system requirements for the vCenter Server installer.
See System Requirements for the vCenter Server Installer.
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