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2 Configure the time settings in the appliance, optionally enable remote SSH access to the appliance,
and click Next.
Option Description
Synchronize time with the ESXi host Enables periodic time synchronization, and VMware Tools sets the time of the
guest operating system to be the same as the time of the ESXi host.
Synchronize time with NTP servers Uses a Network Time Protocol server for synchronizing the time. If you select this
option, you must enter the names or IP addresses of the NTP servers separated
by commas.
3 Create a new vCenter Single Sign-On domain or join an existing domain.
Option Description
Create a new Single Sign-On domain Creates a vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
a Enter the domain name, for example vsphere.local.
b Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
This is the password for the user administrator@your_domain_name.
c Enter the site name for vCenter Single Sign-On.
The site name is important if you are using vCenter Single Sign-On in multiple
locations. The site name must contain alphanumeric characters. Choose your
own name for the vCenter Single Sign-On site. You cannot change the name
after installation.
Extended ASCII and non-ASCII characters are unsupported in site names.
Your site name must include alphanumeric characters and a comma (,),
period (.), question mark (?), dash (-), underscore (_), plus sign (+) or equals
sign (=).
d Click Next.
Join an existing vCenter Single Sign-
On domain
Joins the Platform Services Controller appliance to an existing vCenter Single
Sign-On domain as a replication partner of an existing
Platform Services Controller instance. You must provide the information about the
partner Platform Services Controller instance that you want to join.
a Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the partner
Platform Services Controller instance.
b Enter the HTTPS port of the partner Platform Services Controller instance.
c Enter the vCenter Single Sign-On domain name of the partner
Platform Services Controller instance.
d Enter the password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user.
e Click Next.
f Select whether to create or join an existing vCenter Single Sign-On site.
4 Review the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page and choose if you
want to join the program.
For information about the CEIP, see the Configuring Customer Experience Improvement Program
section in vCenter Server and Host Management.
5 On the Ready to complete page, review the configuration settings for the Platform Services Controller
appliance, click Finish, and click OK to complete stage 2 of the deployment process and set up the
appliance.
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