Installing Vcenter Server; Vcenter Server Installation And Sign-In Process - VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual

Installing vCenter Server

Install vCenter Server to manage your vSphere system.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process,"

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"vCenter Server Components and Support Tools,"
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"Download the vCenter Server Installer,"
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"Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter
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Server by Using Simple Install,"
"Use Custom Install to Install vCenter Server and Required Components,"
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"Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source,"
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"Install or Upgrade vCenter Server Java Components Separately,"
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"Install or Upgrade vCenter Server tc Server Separately,"
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"vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails,"
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"Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,"
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vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process
As part of installation, you are prompted to make choices. Understand the complete installation, vCenter
Single Sign-On setup, and permission assignment process before you start.
Before installing vCenter Server, consider your environment and requirements to make the fofllowing
decisions:
Decide how to set up vCenter Server services: on a single Windows platform or vCenter Server
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Appliance, or distributed across multiple Windows hosts or vCenter Server Appliances?
Decide whether you want your vSphere deployment to authenticate and give permissions to Active
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Directory users and groups.
Decide whether you want your vSphere deployment to authenticate and give permissions to Open
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LDAP users and groups.
Decide whether to use an embedded or an external vCenter Server database
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If you have multiple vCenter Servers, decide whether theyshould be standalone instances or joined in a
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Linked Mode group.
Decide whether your vCenter Server deployment requires high availability protection.
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Decide whether you will be deploying vSphere across multiple sites.
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