Prerequisites For Installing Vcenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, And Vcenter Server - VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual

Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service,
and vCenter Server
Before installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server, review the prerequisites.
Prerequisites for Understanding and Preparing for the Installation Process
vCenter Server versions 5.1 and later require vCenter Single Sign-On and Inventory Service. You must
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install these components in this order: vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, Inventory
Service, and vCenter Server. Review the topics in the section
vCenter Server Installation,"
Review the release notes for known issues or special installation notes.
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Gather the information that the vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service , and vCenter Server
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installation wizards require. See
Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client,"
Decide whether the vCenter Server instance will be a standalone instance or in a Linked Mode group.
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See "Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups,"
Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware Web site.
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System Prerequisites
Verify that your system meets the requirements listed in
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the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On,"
"vCenter Server Software Requirements,"
in "Required Ports for vCenter Server,"
Before you install or upgrade any vSphere product, synchronize the clocks of all machines on the
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vSphere network. See
Verify that the DNS name of the vCenter Server host machine matches the actual computer name.
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Verify that the host name of the machine that you are installing vCenter Server on complies with RFC
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952 guidelines.
The installation path of vCenter Server must be compatible with the installation requirements for
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Microsoft Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM/AD LDS). The installation path cannot contain
any of the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,), periods (.), exclamation points (!),
pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%).
Verify that the system on which you are installing vCenter Server is not an Active Directory domain
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controller.
On each system that is running vCenter Server, verify that the domain user account has the following
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permissions:
Member of the Administrators group
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Act as part of the operating system
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Log on as a service
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vCenter Server requires the Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework. If your system does not have it
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installed, the vCenter Server installer installs it. The .NET 3.5 SP1 installation might require Internet
connectivity to download more files.
VMware, Inc.
on page 51
"Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single
on page 22, and that the required ports are open, as discussed
on page 23.
"Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network,"
Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server
"How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects
on page 63.
on page 111.
"Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server,
on page 59.
on page 17 and
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