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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
3 Run the deployment command.
vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --acknowledge-ceip optional_arguments
path_to_the_json_file
Use
optional_arguments
to enter space-separated arguments to set additional execution
parameters of the deployment command.
For example, you can set the location of the log and other output files that the installer
generates.
vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --acknowledge-ceip --log-dir=path_to_the_location
path_to_the_json_file
Deploy Multiple vCenter Server Appliances Using the CLI
You can deploy multiple instances vCenter Server appliances concurrently (in batch mode) using
the CLI installer.
To deploy multiple instances concurrently, create JSON templates for all the vCenter Server
instances in your deployment. The CLI installer assesses the topology of the deployment using
the JSON templates, and determines the order. For this reason, the JSON templates must use
static IP addresses for all vCenter Server instances in the deployment that are dependant upon
one another.
Important The JSON templates you create for each appliance must use a static IP address to
resolve the network addresses of other appliances in the deployment upon which they have a
dependency.
To perform the batch deployment, place the JSON templates defining your deployment in a single
directory. When invoked, the CLI installer deploys your existing deployment using the topology
defined in the JSON templates.
Procedure
1 In your workspace, create a folder to contain the JSON files for batch deployment. For
example, MyWorkspace/BatchDeploy.
2 Prepare each JSON configuration file and copy the file to your batch deployment folder. See
Prepare Your JSON Configuration File for CLI Deployment for instructions on configuring the
JSON files.
3 Navigate to the vcsa-cli-installer subdirectory for your operating system.
n If you are running the deployment on Windows OS, navigate to the vcsa-cli-
installer\win32 directory.
n If you are running the deployment on Linux OS, navigate to the vcsa-cli-installer/
lin64 directory.
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