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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
vCenter High Availability
Restoring vCenter Server requires vCenter HA to be reconfigured.
Storage Policy Based Management
Restoring vCenter Server from a backup can lead to the following inconsistencies related to
storage policies, storage providers, and virtual machines.
n Registered storage providers after backup are lost.
n Unregistered storage providers after backup reappear and might show different provider
status.
n Changes, such as create, delete, or update, performed on storage policies after backup are
lost.
n Changes, such as create, delete, or update, performed on storage policy components after
backup are lost.
n Default policy configuration changes for datastores performed after backup are lost.
n Changes in the storage policy association of the virtual machine and its disks, and in their
policy compliance might occur.
Virtual Storage Area Network
Restoring vCenter Server from a backup may cause inconsistencies in the vSAN. For information
how to check vSAN health, see
Administering VMware vSAN
.
Patching
Restoring vCenter Server from a backup might result in missing security patches. You must
apply them again after the restore is complete. For information on patching the vCenter Server
appliance, see
vSphere Upgrade
.
Restore a vCenter Server Image-based Environment
You can use a third-party product that uses vSphere APIs to restore a virtual machine that
contains vCenter Server.
You can perform an image-based restore of a virtual machine that contains vCenter Server. The
virtual machine must use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) with correct DNS resolution, or the
host name of the machine must be configured to be an IP address.
You can restore a virtual machine to the original location by either overwriting the backed up
virtual machine or by creating a new virtual machine that contains the restored vCenter Server on
the same ESXi host. You can also restore the virtual machine on a new ESXi host.
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