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Figure 2-2. Stage 2 - Appliance Setup
The second stage walks you through the setup wizard to configure the appliance time
synchronization and vCenter Single Sign-On. This stage completes the initial setup and starts the
services of the newly deployed appliance.
As an alternative to performing the second stage of the deployment with the GUI installer, you
can log in to the vCenter Server Management Interface of the newly deployed appliance, https://
FQDN_or_IP_address :5480.
Required Information for Deploying a vCenter Server Appliance
When you use the GUI method to deploy a vCenter Server appliance, the wizard prompts you for
deployment and setup information. It is a best practice to keep a record of the values that you
enter in case you must reinstall the product.
You can use this worksheet to record the information that you need for deploying a vCenter Server
appliance.
Table 2-3. Required Information During Stage 1 of the GUI Deployment Process
Required Information Default Your Entry
FQDN or IP address of the target server on which
you want to deploy the appliance.
The target server can be either an ESXi host or a
vCenter Server instance.
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HTTPS port of the target server 443
User name with administrative privileges on the
target server
n If your target server is an ESXi host, use root.
n If your target server is a
vCenter Server instance, use
user_name @ your_domain_name , for
example, [e-mail].
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Password of the user with administrative privileges
on the target server
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Data center from the vCenter Server inventory on
which you want to deploy the appliance .
Target server must be a vCenter Server instance.
Optionally you can provide a data center folder.
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ESXi host or DRS cluster from the data center
inventory on which you want to deploy the
appliance
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