VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 4

vSphere Installation and Setup
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Installing vCenter Server 71
vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process 71
vCenter Server Components and Support Tools 74
Download the vCenter Server Installer 75
Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter
Server by Using Simple Install 75
Use Custom Install to Install vCenter Server and Required Components 78
Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source 87
Install or Upgrade vCenter Server Java Components Separately 92
Install or Upgrade vCenter Server tc Server Separately 93
vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails 93
Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 94
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After You Install vCenter Server 101
Install vCenter Server Components 102
Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111
Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server 116
VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start 118
Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows 118
Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Windows 118
Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Linux 119
Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Linux 119
Reset the vCenter Inventory Service Database 120
Enable IPv6 Support for vCenter Inventory Service 121
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Before You Install ESXi 123
Options for Installing ESXi 123
Media Options for Booting the ESXi Installer 125
Using Remote Management Applications 136
Required Information for ESXi Installation 136
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Installing ESXi 139
Installing ESXi Interactively 139
Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating Hosts Using a Script 142
Installing ESXi Using vSphere Auto Deploy 157
Using vSphere ESXi Image Builder CLI 225
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Setting Up ESXi 247
ESXi Autoconfiguration 248
About the Direct Console ESXi Interface 248
Set the Password for the Administrator Account 251
Configuring the BIOS Boot Settings 251
Host Fails to Boot After You Install ESXi in UEFI Mode 252
Network Access to Your ESXi Host 253
Configure the Network Settings on a Host That Is Not Attached to the Network 253
Managing ESXi Remotely 254
Configuring Network Settings 254
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