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Table 2-9. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, vc Subsection
Name Type Description
hostname string The IP address or FQDN of the target vCenter Server instance on which you
want to deploy the appliance.
username string vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user name on the target vCenter Server
instance, for example, [e-mail].
password string The password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user on the target
vCenter Server instance.
deployment_network string The name of the network to which to connect the appliance.
Note The network must be accessible from the target ESXi host or DRS cluster
on which you want to deploy the appliance.
Ignored if the target ESXi host or DRS cluster has only one network.
datacenter array The vCenter Server datacenter that contains the target ESXi host or DRS cluster
on which you want to deploy the appliance.
If the datacenter is located in a folder or a structure of folders, specify the value
as a comma-separated list of strings. For example,
["parent_folder", "child_folder", "datacenter_name"]
Note The value is case-sensitive.
datastore string The name of the datastore that you want to store the configuration files and
virtual disks of the appliance.
Note The datastore must be accessible from the target ESXi host or DRS
cluster.
The datastore must have at least 25 GB of free space.
port integer The HTTPS reverse proxy port of the target vCenter Server instance.
The default port is 443. Use only if the target vCenter Server instance uses a
custom HTTPS reverse proxy port.
target array The target ESXi host or DRS cluster on which you want to deploy the appliance.
Important You must provide the name that is displayed in the vCenter Server
inventory. For example, if the name of the target ESXi host is an IP address in
the vCenter Server inventory, you cannot provide an FQDN.
If the target ESXi host or DRS cluster is located in a folder or a structure of
folders, specify the value as a comma-separated list of strings. For example,
["parent_folder", "child_folder", "esxi-host.domain.com"]
If the target ESXi host is part of a cluster, specify the path as a comma-
separated list of strings. For example,
["cluster_name", "esxi-host.domain.com"]
Note The value is case-sensitive.
vm_folder string Optional. The name of the VM folder where the appliance is deployed.
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