VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 80

vSphere Installation and Setup
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 Accept or change the HTTPS port for vCenter Single Sign-On.
7 Select the deployment mode vCenter Single Sign-On for your first vCenter Server.
8 Enter the site name for vCenter Single Sign-On.
Choose your own name for the vCenter Single Sign-On site.
9 Review the installation options and click Install.
vCenter Single Sign-On is installed.
After vCenter Single Sign-On is installed or upgraded, the following default identity sources and users are
available:
localos
vsphere.local
What to do next
To deploy vCenter Server with multiple vCenter Single Sign-On instances, install an additional vCenter
Single Sign-On at an existing or new site. See
at an Existing Site,"
Site," on page 81. If your vCenter Server deployment requires only one vCenter Single-Sign-On instance,
install the vSphere Web Client. See
To add other identity sources, such as a native Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication)
domain or an OpenLDAP directory service, see
page 87.
(Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node at an Existing Site
Create an additional vCenter Single Sign-On node at an existing vCenter Single Sign-On installation. An
additional vCenter Single Sign-On node might be useful if your deployment includes multiple vCenter
Server instances.
Prerequisites
Review "vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes,"
n
See "Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server,"
n
page 49.
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All local operating system users. These users can be granted permissions to
vCenter Server. If you are upgrading, those users who already have
permissions keep those permissions.
Contains all users who have administrator access to the vCenter Single Sign-
On server. Initially, only the user administrator is defined.
"(Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node
on page 80 or "(Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node at a New
"Install or Upgrade the vSphere Web Client,"
"Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source,"
on page 52.
on page 103.
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