VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 82

vSphere Installation and Setup
6 Enter the information to point this additional node to the first vCenter Single Sign-On server.
N If the primary node is in a high-availability cluster, enter the address of the primary node load
OTE
balancer.
a Enter the Partner host name.
The partner host name is the DNS name of the existing vCenter Single Sign-On server to replicate
from.
b Enter the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account of the existing vCenter
Single Sign-On server (administrator@vsphere.local).
7 Select an existing site as the partner or enter a new site.
8 Click Install.
The additional vCenter Single Sign-On server is installed.
What to do next
Repeat this procedure for each additional node.
Install or Upgrade the vSphere Web Client
The vSphere Web Client lets you connect to a vCenter Server system to manage your vSphere deployment
through a browser.
If an earlier version of the vSphere Web Client is installed, this procedure upgrades the vSphere Web Client.
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
Download the vCenter Server installer. See
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Verify that the system has an Internet connection.
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Verify that the system meets the software requirements for the vSphere Web Client. See
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Client Software Requirements,"
Before you install or upgrade any vSphere product, synchronize the clocks of all machines on the
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vSphere network. See
Install vCenter Single Sign-On, or upgrade to the current version.
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Verify that the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server are registered to the same vCenter Single Sign-
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On server, to ensure that the vSphere Web Client can access the vCenter Server inventory.
Close all browsers before installing or uninstalling the vSphere Web Client.
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Log in as a member of the Administrators group on the host machine, with a user name that does not
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contain any non-ASCII characters.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the
2 Select vSphere Web Client and click Install.
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"Download the vCenter Server Installer,"
on page 22.
"Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on page 59.
file to start the installer.
autorun.exe
on page 61.
"vSphere Web
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