The vCenter Server is a centralised management application and can be deployed as a virtual appliance or Windows machine. This post walks through a new install of VCSA 6. Since the OS has been developed by VMware it benefits from enhanced performance and boot times over the previous Linux based appliance.
Furthermore the embedded vPostgres database means VMware have full control of the software stack, resulting in significant optimisation for vSphere environments and quicker release of security patches and bug fixes. The VCSA scales up to hosts and 35, virtual machines. A couple of releases ago the VCSA reached feature parity with its Windows counterpart, and is now the preferred deployment method for vCenter Server. The appliance also saves operating system license costs and is quicker and easier to deploy and patch.
Mount the ISO on your computer. The VCSA 6. Browse to the corresponding directory for your operating system, e. Right click Installer and select Run as administrator. As we are installing a new instance click Install. The installation is split into 2 stages, we begin with deploying the appliance.
Click Next. Select the deployment model, in this example we will be using an embedded deployment combining the vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller in one appliance, click Next. Enter the credentials of an administrative or root user and click Next. The installer will validate access, if prompted with an untrusted SSL certificate message click Yes to continue. Tip — connect to the vCenter for visibility of any networks using a distributed switch, connecting to the host direct will only pull back networks using a standard switch.
Select the deployment size in line with the number of hosts and virtual machines listed in the other considerations part of this guide, click Next. Select the datastore where the VCSA will be deployed, select thin provisioning if required, and click Next.
Configure the network and NTP settings for the appliance and click Next. If there are any issues with FQDN resolution you will be warned here. Enter a unique SSO domain name, the default is vsphere. Configure a password for the SSO administrator and a site name, click Next.
Select or deselect the customer experience improvement program box and click Next. Review the details on the summary page and click Finish.
You must manually reboot the server once the installation wizard is complete. Click Ok. Installation is now complete. Click Finish and reboot your server. Disclaimer: All the tutorials included on this site are performed in a lab environment to simulate a real world production scenario. As everything is done to provide the most accurate steps to date, we take no responsibility if you implement any of these steps in a production environment.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. When using the esxcli software VIB install command, you must log in to each host and enter the command. Supported DVS versions are 5. Log in to svs-connection command mode in the VSM. Verify the DVS version upgrade using show svs connections command.
The examples in the procedure may contain Cisco Nexus V versions and filenames that are not relevant to your release. You must either remove ESX 4. Verify the build number on the ESXi host. Skip to content Skip to search Skip to footer. Book Contents Book Contents. Find Matches in This Book. PDF - Complete Book 4.
Updated: May 24, Chapter: Installing and Upgrading VMware. Procedure Step 1 Mount the vCenter Server 6. Step 2 Unzip the ISO image. Step 3 If autorun doesn't start, double-click autorun.
Step 5 Click Next. Step 6 Accept the license agreements. Step 8 After the pre-upgrade checks are complete, accept the default ports and click Next. Step 9 Check the box to verify that you have backed up this vCenter Server and its database and click Upgrade. Step 10 Click Finish. What to do next Complete the steps in Upgrading the vSphere Client.
Start the vCenter Server installer. Double-click the autorun. If you downloaded the vSphere Client, double-click the VMware-viclient- build number. Step 2 Click Next. Step 3 Accept the terms in the license agreements and click Next. Step 4 Click Next. Step 5 Click Install. Step 6 Click Finish after the installation completes.
Note If the Installer window is not open, run the autorun. Step 2 Click Install. Step 3 Choose a language and click OK. Step 4 Click OK. Step 5 Click Next to being the upgrade.
Step 6 View the patent agreement and click Next. Step 7 Click the I agree to the terms in the license agreement radio button and click Next. Step 9 In the Password field, enter your password and click Next. Step 10 Click Next. Step 12 Verify the Update Manager port settings and click Next. Step 13 Verify the proxy settings and click Next.
Step 14 Click Install to begin the database upgrade. Step 15 Click OK to acknowledge that a reboot will be required to complete the setup. Step 16 Click Cancel for the attempt to reconnect. Step 18 Click Finish. Step 20 Select Other Planned from the Option drop-down list in the Shut Down Windows dialog box and enter a value in the comment field. Step 21 Click OK. Step 2 Run the Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted command.
Note The example may contain Cisco Nexus V versions and filenames that are not relevant to your release. Select [Y] if you want to work with more than one default servers.
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