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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
n If the vCenter Server instance is part of a vCenter High Availability cluster, you must power off
the active, passive, and witness nodes of the cluster before restoring the vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 Stage 1 - Deploy a New Appliance
In stage 1 of the restore process, you deploy the OVA file, which is included in the vCenter
Server GUI installer.
2 Stage 2 - Transfer Data to the Newly Deployed Appliance
After the OVA deployment finishes, you are redirected to stage 2 of the restore process in
which the data from the backup location is copied to the newly deployed vCenter Server
appliance.
Stage 1 - Deploy a New Appliance
In stage 1 of the restore process, you deploy the OVA file, which is included in the vCenter Server
GUI installer.
As an alternative to performing the first stage of the restore with the GUI installer, you can deploy
the OVA file of the new vCenter Server appliance by using the vSphere Client. After the OVA
deployment, you must log in to the vCenter Server Management Interface of the newly deployed
appliance to proceed with the second stage of the restore process. See "Deploy an OVF or OVA
Template" in
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration for
information about deploying an OVA file using the vSphere Client.
Prerequisites
n Download and mount the vCenter Server installer. See Download and Mount the vCenter
Server Installer.
Note If you are restoring a backup from a product that has a vCenter Server product patch
applied, you must download the full ISO of that particular patch. See Download VMware
vSphere.
n If you plan to restore the vCenter Server on an ESXi host, verify that the target ESXi host is not
in lockdown or maintenance mode or part of a fully-automated DRS cluster.
n If you plan to restore the vCenter Server on a DRS cluster of a vCenter Server inventory, verify
that the cluster contains at least one ESXi host that is not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
n If you plan to assign a static IP address to the appliance, verify that you have configured the
forward and reverse DNS records for the IP address.
n If you are attempting to restore a vCenter Server instance that is still running, power off the
backed up vCenter Server before you start the restore operation.
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