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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 type the URL for the vSphere Client.
2 At the bottom of the vSphere Client login page, click Download Enhanced Authentication
Plug-in.
3 If the browser blocks the installation either by issuing certificate errors or by running a pop-up
blocker, follow the Help instructions for your browser to resolve the problem.
4 Save the plug-in to your computer, and run the executable.
5 Step through the installation wizard for both the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in and
the VMware Plug-in Service which are run in succession.
6 When the installations are complete, refresh your browser.
7 On the External Protocol Request dialog box, click Launch Application to run the Enhanced
Authentication Plug-in.
The link to download the plug-in disappears from the login page.
Repoint vCenter Server to Another vCenter Server in a
Different Domain
You can move a vCenter Server from one vSphere domain to another vSphere domain. Services
such as tagging and licensing are retained and migrated to the new domain.
The following use cases are supported:
n You can migrate a vCenter Server from an existing domain to an another existing domain with
or without replication. The migrated vCenter Server moves from its current Single Sign-On
domain and joins the other existing domain as another vCenter Server connected via enhanced
linked mode.
n See Repoint a Single vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain without a Replication
Partner for instructions on repointing a single embedded node from one domain to an
existing domain without a replication partner.
n See Repoint a vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain with a Replication Partner for
instructions on repointing an embedded node from one domain to an existing domain
using replication.
n You can migrate a vCenter Server from an existing domain to a newly created domain (where
the migrated vCenter Server is the first instance). See Repoint a vCenter Server Node to a New
Domain for instructions of this type of repointing. In this case, there is no replication partner.
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