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3 Create a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain or join an existing domain.
Option Description
Create a new Single Sign-On domain Creates a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
a Enter the domain name, for example vsphere.local.
Note Ensure that the domain name does not contain any upper-case
letters.
b Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
This is the password for the user administrator@ your_domain_name .
c Confirm the administrator password, and click Next.
Join an existing vCenter Single Sign-
On domain
Joins a new vCenter Single Sign-On server to an existing vCenter Single
Sign-On domain. You must provide the information about the vCenter Single
Sign-On server to which you join the new vCenter Single Sign-On server.
a Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the
vCenter Single Sign-On server to join.
b Enter the HTTPS port to use for communication with the vCenter Single
Sign-On server.
c Enter the domain name for the vCenter Single Sign-On you are joining,
for example vsphere.local.
d Enter the password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
e Click Next.
When you select to join an existing vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you enable the Enhanced
Linked Mode feature. The infrastructure data is replicated with the joined vCenter Single
Sign-On server.
4 Review the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page and choose if
you want to join the program.
For information about the CEIP, see the Configuring Customer Experience Improvement
Program section in vCenter Server and Host Management .
5 On the Ready to complete page, review the configuration settings for the vCenter Server
appliance, click Finish, and click OK to complete stage 2 of the deployment process and set up
the appliance.
6 (Optional) After the initial setup finishes, enter the URL from the browser with
https:// vcenter_server_appliance_fqdn / ui to go to the vSphere Client and log in to
the vCenter Server instance in the vCenter Server appliance, or click the https://
vcenter_server_appliance_fqdn :443 to go the vCenter Server appliance Getting Started
page.
7 Click Close to exit the wizard.
You are redirected to the vCenter Server appliance Getting Started page.
What to do next
You can configure high availability for the vCenter Server appliance. For information about
providing vCenter Server appliance high availability, see vSphere Availability .
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