Installation and Setup vCenter Server - VMware

vCenter Server Installation and Setup

Modified on 22 JUNE 2018 VMware vSphere 6.7 vCenter Server 6.7

vCenter Server Installation and Setup

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About vCenter Server Installation and Setup 5

Updated Information 6

1 Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup 7

Overview of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process 7 vCenter Server Components and Services 10 Overview of the vCenter Server Appliance 12 vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller Deployment Types 13 Understanding vSphere Domains, Domain Names, and Sites 17 Deployment Topologies with External Platform Services Controller Instances and High Availability 18 vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode 20

2 Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance 24

System Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance 25

Preparing for Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance 34

Prerequisites for Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller Appliance 37

GUI Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance 38 CLI Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance 63

3 Installing vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows 81

vCenter Server for Windows Requirements 82 Preparing for Installing vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows 92 Required Information for Installing vCenter Server or Platform Services Controller on Windows 114 Installing vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller on Windows 117

4 File-Based Backup and Restore of vCenter Server Appliance 125

Considerations and Limitations for File-Based Backup and Restore 126 Schedule a File-Based Backup 129 Manually Back up a vCenter Server Appliance by Using the vCenter Server Appliance

Management Interface 130 Restore a vCenter Server Appliance from a File-Based Backup 132

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5 Image-Based Backup and Restore of a vCenter Server Environment 138

Considerations and Limitations for Image-Based Backup and Restore 138 Restore a vCenter Server Image-based Environment 141

6 After You Install vCenter Server or Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance 146

Log in to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Client 146 Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in 147 Collect vCenter Server Log Files 148 Repoint vCenter Server to Another External Platform Services Controller in the Same Domain 148 Repoint vCenter Server to External Platform Services Controller in a Different Domain 150 Reconfigure a Standalone vCenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller to a

vCenter Server with an External Platform Services Controller 158

7 Troubleshooting vCenter Server Installation or Deployment 162

Collecting Logs for Troubleshooting a vCenter Server Installation or Upgrade 162 Attempt to Install a Platform Services Controller After a Prior Installation Failure 164 Microsoft SQL Database Set to Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes vCenter Server

Installation or Upgrade to Fail 165

8 Uninstall vCenter Server 166

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About vCenter Server Installation and Setup

vCenter Server Installation and Setup describes how to install and configure VMware vCenter Server?, and deploy the VMware vCenter? Server ApplianceTM. vSphere Installation and Setup is intended for experienced administrators who want to install and configure vCenter Server, and deploy and configure the vCenter Server Appliance. This information is written for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and data center operations. The information about using the Image Builder and VMware vSphere? Auto DeployTM is written for administrators who have experience with Microsoft PowerShell and VMware vSphere? PowerCLITM.

vSphere Web Client and vSphere Client

Instructions in this guide reflect the vSphere Client (an HTML5-based GUI). You can also use the instructions to perform most of the tasks by using the vSphere Web Client (a Flex-based GUI).

Note In vSphere 6.7, most of the vSphere Web Client functionality is implemented in the vSphere Client. For an up-to-date list of the unsupported functionality, see Functionality Updates for the vSphere Client.

VMware Technical Publications Glossary

VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to .

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