6.5.1

Table 3‑6. Required Information During Stage 1 of the GUI Deployment Process
Required for Deployment of Required Information Default Your Entry
All deployment types FQDN or IP address of the target
server on which you want to deploy the
appliance.
The target server can be either an
ESXi host or a vCenter Server
instance.
-
HTTPS port of the target server 443
User name with administrative
privileges on the target server
n
If your target server is an ESXi
host, use root.
n
If your target server is a
vCenter Server instance, use
user_name@your_domain_name,
for example,
[e-mail].
-
Password of the user with
administrative privileges on the target
server
-
All deployment types
Only if your target server is a
vCenter Server instance
Data center from the vCenter Server
inventory on which you want to deploy
the appliance
Optionally you can provide a data
center folder.
-
ESXi host or DRS cluster from the
data center inventory on which you
want to deploy the appliance
-
All deployment types VM name for the appliance
n
Must not contain a percent sign
(%), backslash (\), or forward slash
(/)
n
Must be no more than 80
characters in length
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