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vSphere Installation and Setup
Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, and vCenter Inventory
Service as Part of a vCenter Server Simple Install
Create the only node in a basic, Simple Install vCenter Single Sign-On installation, and install the
vSphere Web Client and vCenter Inventory Service.
You can use Simple Install for the first vCenter Single Sign-On and vCenter Server in a deployment with
multiple vCenter Servers. Succeeding instances of vCenter Single Sign-On and vCenter Server in the same
deployment must be installed by using Custom Install. For more information about vCenter Single Sign-On,
see "How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation,"
documentation.
N vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by
OTE
IP address only if the IP address is IPv4-compliant. To connect to a vCenter Server system in an IPv6
environment, you must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or host name of the vCenter Server.
The best practice is to use the FQDN, which works in all cases, instead of the IP address, which can change if
assigned by DHCP.
Prerequisites
See "Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server,"
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Download the vCenter Server installer. See
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Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the
2 Select vCenter™ Simple Install, and click Install.
3 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to choose the installer language, and agree to the end user
patent and license agreements.
4 If the prerequisites check screen shows any problems, cancel the installation, correct the problems, and
restart the installer.
5 Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.
This is the password for the user administrator@vsphere.local. vsphere.local is a new domain that is
created by vCenter Single Sign-On. After installation, you can log in to vCenter Single Sign-On and in to
vCenter Server as adminstrator@vsphere.local.
By default, the password must have at least eight characters, at least one lowercase character, one
uppercase character, one number, and one special character. See the vSphere Security documentation for
information about changing the password policy. The following characters are not supported in
passwords: non-ASCII characters, semicolon (;), double quotation mark ("), single quotation mark ('),
circumflex (^), and backslash (\).
6 Enter the site name for vCenter Single Sign-On.
Choose your own name for the vCenter Single Sign-On site.
7 Accept or change the HTTPS port for vCenter Single Sign-On.
8 Select the folder in which to install vCenter Single Sign-On.
The installation path cannot contain any of the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,),
periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%).
9 Review the installation options and click Install.
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on page 51. and the vSphere Security
"Download the vCenter Server Installer,"
file to start the installer.
autorun.exe
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