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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 2-10. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, appliance Subsection
Name Type Description
thin_disk_mode Boolean Set to true to deploy the appliance with thin virtual disks.
deployment_option string The size of the appliance.
n Set to tiny if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for up to 10
hosts and 100 virtual machines with the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs, 12 GB of memory, and 315 GB of
storage.
n Set to tiny-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for
up to 10 hosts and 100 virtual machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs, 12 GB of memory, and 1390 GB of
storage.
n Set to tiny-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for
up to 10 hosts and 100 virtual machines with the x-large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 2 CPUs, 12 GB of memory, and 3145 GB of
storage.
n Set to small if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for up to 100
hosts and 1,000 virtual machines with the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs, 19 GB of memory, and 380 GB of
storage.
n Set to small-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for
up to 100 hosts and 1,000 virtual machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs, 19 GB of memory, and 1435 GB of
storage.
n Set to small-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance
for up to 100 hosts and 1,000 virtual machines with the x-large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 4 CPUs, 19 GB of memory, and 3195 GB of
storage.
n Set to medium if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for up to
400 hosts and 4,000 virtual machines with the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs, 28 GB of memory, and 600 GB of
storage.
n Set to medium-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance
for up to 400 hosts and 4,000 virtual machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs, 28 GB of memory, and 1600 GB of
storage.
n Set to medium-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance
for up to 400 hosts and 4,000 virtual machines with the x-large storage
size.
Deploys an appliance with 8 CPUs, 28 GB of memory, and 3360 GB of
storage.
n Set to large if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for up to
1,000 hosts and 10,000 virtual machines with the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 16 CPUs, 37 GB of memory, and 965 GB of
storage.
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