Running The Vcenter Server Installer From A Network Drive; Required Information For Installing Or Upgrading Vcenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, Vcenter Server, And The Vsphere Web Client - VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual

This format requires host name and address, port (default 1521) and SID (for example, "ORCL"):
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jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port:SID
This format is for a fully configured Oracle client with Oracle Net, which is useful for non-TCP
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configuration or Oracle RAC (real application clusters):
jdbc:oracle:thin:@tnsname
The following example is for an Oracle RAC with a thin driver, without the full Oracle client installed:
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jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rac1-vip)(PORT=1521))
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rac2-vip)(PORT=1521))(LOAD_BALANCE=yes)(FAILOVER=ON)
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=RAC.DBTEAM)(FAILOVER_MODE=(BACKUP=rac1)
(TYPE=SELECT)(METHOD=BASIC)))))
In this example,
DB service name, and
For more information about JDBC URL formatting for Oracle databases, see the oracle.com Web site.

Running the vCenter Server Installer from a Network Drive

You can run the vCenter Server installer from a network drive, but you cannot install the software on a
network drive.
In Windows, you can run the installers from the network drive and install the software on the local machine.
Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-
On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client
Prepare for the vCenter Server installation by recording the values that vCenter Server and related
components require.
The vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server
installation wizards prompt you for the installation or upgrade information. Keep a record of the values
entered, in case you must reinstall vCenter Server. You can print this topic as a worksheet to record the
information that you need for the installation or upgrade of vCenter Single Sign-On, the
vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server.
The following tables list the required information for installing or upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, the
vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, vCenter Server.
Table 3-3.
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Table 3-6.
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Table 3‑3. Information Required for vCenter Single Sign-On Installation.
Required Information
Setup Language.
This selection controls the language only for the installer.
vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port.
VMware, Inc.
is first node virtual IP,
rac1-vip
is name of failover node.
rac1
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is second node virtual IP,
rac2-vip
Default
English
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is RAC
RAC.DBTEAM
Your Entry
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