VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus User manual

vSphere Installation and Setup

vSphere 5.5

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Contents

About vSphere Installation and Setup 7

Updated Information 9

1Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup 11

Overview of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process 11

2System Requirements 13

ESXi Hardware Requirements 13

Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service,

and vCenter Single Sign-On 17

vCenter Server Software Requirements 22

vSphere Web Client Software Requirements 22

Providing Sufficient Space for System Logging 23

Required Ports for vCenter Server 23

Required Ports for the vCenter Server Appliance 25

Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80 26

DNS Requirements for vSphere 26

Supported Remote Management Server Models and Minimum Firmware Versions 27

3Before You Install vCenter Server 29

Preparing vCenter Server Databases 30

Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server 49

How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation 51

vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes 52

vCenter Single Sign-On and High Availability 54

vCenter Single Sign-On Components 56

Setting the vCenter Server Administrator User 56

Authenticating to the vCenter Server Environment 57

How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects Log In Behavior 57

Identity Sources for vCenter Server with vCenter Single Sign-On 58

Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network 59

Download the vCenter Server Installer 61

Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server 61

Installing vCenter Server on IPv6 Machines 61

JDBC URL Formats for the vCenter Server Database 62

Running the vCenter Server Installer from a Network Drive 63

Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service,

vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client 63

Download the vCenter Server Installer 68

Microsoft SQL Database Set to Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes vCenter Server

Installation or Upgrade to Fail 69

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4Installing vCenter Server 71

vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process 71

vCenter Server Components and Support Tools 74

Download the vCenter Server Installer 75

Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter

Server by Using Simple Install 75

Use Custom Install to Install vCenter Server and Required Components 78

Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source 87

Install or Upgrade vCenter Server Java Components Separately 92

Install or Upgrade vCenter Server tc Server Separately 93

vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails 93

Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 94

5After You Install vCenter Server 101

Install vCenter Server Components 102

Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111

Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server 116

VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start 118

Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows 118

Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Windows 118

Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Linux 119

Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Linux 119

Reset the vCenter Inventory Service Database 120

Enable IPv6 Support for vCenter Inventory Service 121

6Before You Install ESXi 123

Options for Installing ESXi 123

Media Options for Booting the ESXi Installer 125

Using Remote Management Applications 136

Required Information for ESXi Installation 136

7Installing ESXi 139

Installing ESXi Interactively 139

Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating Hosts Using a Script 142

Installing ESXi Using vSphere Auto Deploy 157

Using vSphere ESXi Image Builder CLI 225

8Setting Up ESXi 247

ESXi Autoconfiguration 248

About the Direct Console ESXi Interface 248

Set the Password for the Administrator Account 251

Configuring the BIOS Boot Settings 251

Host Fails to Boot After You Install ESXi in UEFI Mode 252

Network Access to Your ESXi Host 253

Configure the Network Settings on a Host That Is Not Attached to the Network 253

Managing ESXi Remotely 254

Configuring Network Settings 254

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Storage Behavior 258

View System Logs 261

Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts 262

Enable Lockdown Mode Using the Direct Console 263

Enable Lockdown Mode Using the vSphere Web Client 263

Enable ESXi Shell and SSH Access with the Direct Console User Interface 264

Set the Host Image Profile Acceptance Level 264

Reset the System Configuration 265

Remove All Custom Packages on ESXi 266

Disable Support for Non-ASCII Characters in Virtual Machine File and Directory Names 266

Disable ESXi 266

9After You Install and Set Up ESXi 267

Managing the ESXi Host with the vSphere Web Client 267

Licensing ESXi Hosts 267

Index 269

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About vSphere Installation and Setup

vSphere Installation and Setup describes how to install new configurations of VMware® vCenter Server and

ESXi.

Intended Audience

vSphere Installation and Setup is intended for anyone who needs to install and set up vCenter Server and

ESXi.

This information is written for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with

virtual machine technology and datacenter operations.

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Updated Information

This vSphere Installation and Setup publication is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.

This table provides the update history of vSphere Installation and Setup.

Revision Description

EN-001266-02 Corrected location of dbschema directory in the following topics:

n“Configure an Oracle Database User,” on page 43.

n“Use a Script to Create a Local or Remote Oracle Database,” on page 44.

n“(Optional) Use a Script to Create the Oracle Database Schema,” on page 44.

EN-001266-01 Updated Table 2-8.

EN-001266-00 Initial release.

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