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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
Procedure
1 Open a Web browser and enter the URL for your vCenter Server instance: https://
vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn
As an alternative, you can open a Web browser and enter the URL for the vSphere Client:
https://vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn/ui.
2 If a warning message about a potential security risk appears, select to continue to the website.
Browser Action
Microsoft Edge a Click Details.
b Under the additional message that appears, click Go on to the webpage.
Mozilla Firefox a Click Advanced.
b Under the additional message that appears, click Accept the Risk and
Continue.
Google Chrome a Click Advanced.
b Under the additional message that appears, click Proceed to
vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn
.
3 On the vSphere Welcome page, select Launch vSphere Client (HTML5).
4 If the warning message about a potential security risk appears again, repeat Step 2.
5 Enter the credentials of a user who has permissions on vCenter Server and click Login.
Results
The vSphere Client connects to all the vCenter Server systems on which the specified user has
permissions, and you can view and manage the vSphere inventory.
Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
The VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in provides Integrated Windows Authentication and
Windows-based smart card functionality.
In the vSphere 6.5 release, the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in replaced the Client
Integration Plug-in from vSphere 6.0 releases and earlier. The Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
provides Integrated Windows Authentication and Windows-based smart card functionality. These
are the only two features carried over from the previous Client Integration Plug-in. The Enhanced
Authentication Plug-in can function seamlessly if you already have the Client Integration Plug-in
installed on your system from vSphere 6.0 or earlier. There are no conflicts if both plug-ins are
installed.
Install the plug-in only once to enable all the functionality the plug-in delivers.
Note When you enable Active Directory Federation Services, Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
applies only to configurations where vCenter Server is the identity provider (Active Directory over
LDAP, Integrated Windows Authentication, and OpenLDAP configurations).
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