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6 Set up the new vCenter Single Sign-On domain and click Next.
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. After installation, you can
log in to vCenter Single Sign-On and to vCenter Server as adminstrator@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 (=).
7 Select the vCenter Server service account and click Next.
Note Starting with vSphere 6.5, the vCenter Server services are not standalone services under
Windows SCM, instead they run as child processes of the VMware Service Lifecycle Manager
service.
Option Description
Use Windows Local System Account The vCenter Server service runs in the Windows Local System account.
This option prevents you from connecting to an external database by using
Windows integrated authentication.
Specify a user service account The vCenter Server service runs in an administrative user account with a user
name and password that you provide.
Important The user credentials that you provide must be of a user who is in the
local administrator group and who has the Log on as a service privilege.
8 Select the type of database that you want to use and click Next.
Option Description
Use an embedded database
(PostgreSQL)
vCenter Server uses the embedded PostgreSQL database. This database is
suitable for small scale deployments.
Use an external database vCenter Server uses an existing external database.
a Select your database from the list of available DSNs.
b Type the user name and the password for the DSN.
If your database uses Windows NT authentication, the user name and password
text boxes are disabled.
9 For each component, accept the default port numbers, or if another service is using the defaults,
enter alternative ports, and click Next.
Make sure that ports 80 and 443 are free and dedicated, so that vCenter Single Sign-On can use
these ports. Otherwise, use custom ports during installation.
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