Configuration File Format - VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual

vSphere Installation and Setup
Format for the vCenter Server Appliance Configuration File
When you deploy a new vCenter Server Appliance, you can configure the appliance by uploading a
configuration file, instead of entering the settings manually in the vCenter Server Setup wizard.

Configuration File Format

Each line of the configuration file supplies the setting for the corresponding entry in the vCenter Center
Setup wizard. The values shown here are variables that describe acceptable entries.
N You must enter the header exactly as shown below:
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Otherwise, the file will be rejected.
Passwords in the configuration file are not used. You must enter passwords manually when you complete
the vCenter Setup wizard.
#vCenter Server Preseed Config v1.0
#Database options
VC_DB_TYPE=embedded or oracle
#Additional database options if VC_DB_TYPE=oracle
VC_DB_SERVER=vCenter Server database server IP address
VC_DB_SERVER_PORT=vCenter Server database server port number
VC_DB_INSTANCE=vCenter Server database server instance name
VC_DB_USER=vCenter Server database user name
VC_DB_PASSWORD=
#vCenter Single Sign-On options
SSO_TYPE=embedded or external
#Additional vCenter Single Sign-On options if SSO_TYPE=external
SSO_LS_LOCATION=vCenter Single Sign-On Lookup Service URL
SSO_LS_CERT_THUMBPRINT=vCenter Single Sign-On Lookup Service certificate thumbprint
SSO_REG_ADMIN_USERNAME=fully qualified name of a user with vCenter Single Sign-On administrative
privileges
SSO_REG_ADMIN_PASSWORD=password for above user with vCenter Single Sign-On administrative
privileges
SSO_VC_ADMIN_USERNAME=name of the default principal administrator for vCenter Server. If not
qualified, it is
assumed to be an Operating System principal
SSO_VC_ADMIN_IS_GROUP=true or false. True if above default principal administrator for vCenter
Server is a group.
#Additional vCenter Single Sign-On options if SSO_TYPE=embedded
SSO_ADMIN_PASS=password for the administrator@vsphere.local newly installed embedded vCenter
Single Sign-On service
SSO_ADMIN_PASS2=set to the same string as SSO_ADMIN_PASS
SSO_CALLTYPE=set to "typed" for SSO_ADMIN_PASS to take effect.
#Microsoft Active Directory options
VC_AD_STATUS=0 to disable, 1 to enable
#Additional Microsoft Active Directory option if VC_AD_STATUS=1
VC_AD_DOMAIN=Active Directory fully qualified domain name
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vCenter Server Preseed Config v1.0
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