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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 2-6. Sections and Subsections of Configuration Parameters in the JSON Deployment Files
Section
Subsecti
on Description
new_vcsa - describes the
appliance you want to
deploy
esxi Use only if you want to deploy the appliance directly on an ESXi host.
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the target ESXi host.
Depending on whether you want to configure a vSAN or a vLCM Managed
Cluster during the deployment, see the relevant section for a detailed
information about the configuration parameters.
n Table 2-7. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, esxi
Subsection for Deployments with a vSAN and a vLCM Managed Cluster
n Table 2-8. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, esxi
Subsection for Deployments without a vSAN or a vLCM Managed Cluster
Note You must fill in either the esxi or the vc subsection.
vc Use only if you want to deploy the appliance on the inventory of a vCenter
Server instance.
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the target ESXi host or
DRS cluster from the vCenter Server inventory. See Table 2-9. Configuration
Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, vc Subsection.
Note You must fill in either the vc or the esxi subsection.
applianc
e
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the appliance. See Table
2-10. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, appliance Subsection.
network Contains the configuration parameters that describe the network settings for
the appliance. See Table 2-11. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa
Section, network Subsection.
os Contains the configuration parameters that describe the operating system
settings for the appliance. See Table 2-12. Configuration Parameters in the
new_vcsa Section, os Subsection.
sso Contains the configuration parameters that describe the vCenter Single Sign-
On settings for the appliance. See Table 2-13. Configuration Parameters in the
new_vcsa Section, sso Subsection.
ovftool_
argument
s
Optional subsection for adding arbitrary arguments and their values to the OVF
Tool command that the installer generates.
Important The vCenter Server installer does not validate the configuration
parameters in the ovftool_arguments subsection. If you set arguments that the
OVF Tool does not recognize, the deployment might fail.
ceip - describes joining
the VMware Customer
Experience Improvement
Program (CEIP)
settings Contains only the ceip_enabled configuration parameter to join or not to join
the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). See Table
2-14. Configuration Parameters in the ceip Section, settings Subsection.
Note If set to
true
, you must run the CLI deployment command with the
--acknowledge-ceip argument.
For information about the CEIP, see the Configuring Customer Experience
Improvement Program section in
vCenter Server and Host Management
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