Install Additional Modules; Install Vmware Vcenter Guided Consolidation - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

Install Additional Modules

You can install additional modules on the same machine that hosts vCenter Server or on remote machines.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"Install VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation,"

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"Install VMware vCenter Update Manager,"
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"Install VMware vCenter Converter,"
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Install VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation
The vCenter Guided Consolidation service is an extension to vCenter Server. vCenter Guided Consolidation
enables you to migrate from physical servers to virtual infrastructure using a wizard that identifies physical
servers for consolidation, converts them to virtual machines, and places them onto ESX/ESXi hosts.
This procedure describes how to install vCenter Guided Consolidation as an additional module (sometimes
called a plug-in) on the same machine that hosts vCenter Server or on a remote machine.
The VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation service includes the following components:
vCenter Collector
service
vCenter Web Server
Prerequisites
Before you install vCenter Guided Consolidation, download the software installer and install
vCenter Server 4.0 on the local machine or on a machine that is reachable by the local machine.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the
2 Click vCenter Guided Consolidation Service.
3 Choose a language for the installer and click OK.
4 When the Welcome screen appears, click Next.
5 Select I agree to the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
6 Accept the default installation location, or click Change to select a different location, and click Next.
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This service discovers computers in your network and collects performance
data. To enable this service, the installer prompts you to enter a user name and
password for an administrative account on the local machine. This account can
be a domain user account specified as DomainName\UserName. The vCenter
Collector service uses port 8181 and 8182, by default.
Uses ports 8080 and 8443, by default.
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