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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
12 On the Ready to complete stage 1 page, review the deployment settings for the vCenter Server
appliance and click Finish to start the OVA deployment process.
13 Wait for the OVA deployment to finish, and click Continue to proceed with stage 2 of the
deployment process to set up and start the services of the newly deployed appliance.
Note If you exit the wizard by clicking Close, you must log in to the vCenter Server
Management Interface to set up and start the services.
Results
The newly deployed vCenter Server appliance is running on the target server but the services are
not started.
Stage 2 - Set up the Newly Deployed vCenter Server Appliance
When the OVA deployment finishes, you are redirected to stage 2 of the deployment process to
set up and start the services of the newly deployed vCenter Server appliance.
Procedure
1 Review the introduction to stage 2 of the deployment process and click Next.
2 Configure the time settings in the appliance, optionally enable remote SSH access to the
appliance, and click Next.
Option
Description
Synchronize time with the ESXi host Enables periodic time synchronization, and VMware Tools sets the time of the
guest operating system to be the same as the time of the ESXi host.
Synchronize time with NTP servers Uses a Network Time Protocol server for synchronizing the time. If you select
this option, you must enter the names or IP addresses of the NTP servers
separated by commas.
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