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2 (Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node at an Existing Site on page 80
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.
3 (Optional) Install an Additional vCenter Single Sign-On Node at a New Site on page 81
Create an additional vCenter Single Sign-On node for a multisite vCenter Single Sign-On installation.
An additional node can be useful if you need multiple vCenter Server instances in different locations.
Authentication information is replicated between vCenter single Sign-On instances that are related.
4 Install or Upgrade the vSphere Web Client on page 82
The vSphere Web Client lets you connect to a vCenter Server system to manage your vSphere
deployment through a browser.
5 Install vCenter Inventory Service Separately by Using Custom Install on page 83
You can use Custom Install to install vCenter Single Sign-On, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter
Server separately to customize the location and configuration of the components.
6 Install vCenter Server as Part of a Custom Install on page 85
You can install vCenter Server separately from vCenter Single Sign-On and vCenter Inventory Service
to customize the location and configuration of the components.
Install the First or Only vCenter Single Sign-On Instance in a vCenter Server
Deployment
Create the only vCenter Single Sign-On instance in a basic vCenter Single Sign-On installation or the first
vCenter Single Sign-On instance in a deployment with multiple vCenter Single Sign-On instances.
These instructions let you install vCenter Single Sign-On only. You must install vCenter Single Sign-On and
Inventory Service before installing vCenter Server. For most deployments, you can install vCenter Single
Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server together on a single host
machine by using vCenter Server Simple Install. See “vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes,” on
page 52 and “Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and
vCenter Server by Using Simple Install,” on page 75.
For more information about vCenter Single Sign-On, see “How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter
Server Installation,” on page 51. and the vSphere Security documentation.
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vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by
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
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Review “vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes,” on page 52.
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Review “How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation,” on page 51. .
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Review “Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server,” on
page 49
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Download the vCenter Server installer. See “Download the vCenter Server Installer,” on page 61.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the
autorun.exe
file to start the installer.
2 Select vCenter Single Sign-On and click Install.
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