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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
You can deploy the vCenter Server appliance on an ESXi host or vCenter Server instance.
You can deploy or install multiple vCenter Server instances connected in Enhanced Linked
Mode configuration by registering them to a common Single Sign-On domain.
a Review the topics in System Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and verify that
your system meets the hardware and software requirements for deploying the appliance.
b Determine the deployment method to use.
You can use the GUI method to deploy the appliance interactively. Alternatively, you can
use the CLI method to perform a silent deployment of the appliance. See GUI Deployment
of the vCenter Server Appliance and CLI Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance.
c Use the topic Required Information for Deploying a vCenter Server Appliance to create a
worksheet with the information you need for the GUI deployment, or use the topic Prepare
Your JSON Configuration File for CLI Deployment to create your JSON templates for the
CLI deployment.
d Deploy the appliance.
6 Connect to vCenter Server from the vSphere Client. See Chapter 5 After You Deploy the
vCenter Server Appliance.
7 Configure the vCenter Server instance. See
vCenter Server Configuration
and
vCenter Server
and Host Management
.
vCenter Server Components and Services
vCenter Server provides a centralized platform for management, operation, resource provisioning,
and performance evaluation of virtual machines and hosts.
When you deploy the vCenter Server appliance, vCenter Server, the vCenter Server components,
and the authentication services are deployed on the same system.
The following components are included in the vCenter Server appliance deployments:
n The authentication services contain vCenter Single Sign-On, License service, Lookup Service,
and VMware Certificate Authority.
n The vCenter Server group of services contains vCenter Server, vSphere Client, vSphere Auto
Deploy, and vSphere ESXi Dump Collector. The vCenter Server appliance also contains the
VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager Extension service and the VMware vCenter Lifecycle
Manager.
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