Vcenter Server Components; Required Data For Installing Vcenter Server - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide

vCenter Server Components

When you install vCenter Server, some additional components are also installed. In some cases, you can control
which components are installed.
The vCenter Server installer installs the following components:
VMware vCenter Server
Microsoft.NET 3.0 SP1
Framework
VMware vCenter
Orchestrator
Microsoft SQL Server
2005 Express (optional)
The vCenter Server
vSphere Client
vCenter Converter
Enterprise for
vCenter Server
vCenter Guided
Consolidation Service
vCenter Update Manager

Required Data for Installing vCenter Server

Prepare for the installation by recording the values that the vCenter Server system requires.
Table 11-1 lists the information that you are prompted for during the installation. Note the values entered in
case you need to reinstall vCenter Server and want to use the same values. VMware Knowledge Base
article 1010023 contains a linked worksheet that complements
Table 11-1. Data Required for vCenter Server Installation
Data
User name and organization
vCenter Server license key
vCenter Server install location
98
Windows service to manage ESX hosts.
Software used by the Database Upgrade wizard and the vSphere Client. Also
used by vCenter Server if you are using the bundled database.
vCenter Server module that provides a comprehensive set of tools to efficiently
manage your virtual IT environment. The vCenter Server performs a silent
installation of vCenter Orchestrator. If you install vCenter Server on an IPv6
operating system, the vCenter Orchestrator module is not supported. If you
install vCenter Server in a mixed environment (both IPv4 and IPv6 enabled),
the vCenter Orchestrator module can only be configured using IPv4. See the
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide.
Free, bundled version of the Microsoft SQL Server database for smaller scale
applications. If you enter a path to an existing database, the installer does not
install the bundled database.
application includes links to install the following optional components:
autorun.exe
Client application used to connect directly to an ESX host or indirectly to an
ESX host through a vCenter Server.
vCenter Server module that enables you to convert your physical machines to
virtual machines.
vCenter Server module that discovers physical systems and analyzes them for
preparation to be converted into virtual machines.
vCenter Server module that provides security monitoring and patching
support for ESX hosts and virtual machines.
Default
Your
organization's
name
None
Depends on your
operating system
Table 11-1.
Comments
Follow your organization's policy.
If you omit the license key, vCenter Server is installed in evaluation
mode. After you install vCenter Server, you can enter the
vCenter Server license in the vSphere Client.
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