Introduction to vSphere Installation
and Setup
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vSphere 5.x provides various options for installation and setup. To ensure a successful vSphere deployment,
understand the installation and setup options, and the sequence of tasks required.
You have several options for installing and setting up ESXi, for managing vSphere with vCenter Server and
the vSphere Web Client, and for the database setup that you use with vCenter Server.
Overview of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process
vSphere is a sophisticated product with multiple components to install and set up. To ensure a successful
vSphere deployment, understand the sequence of tasks required.
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This overview does not apply to the vCenter Server Appliance. To deploy the vCenter Server
Appliance, see
“Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,”
on page 94.
The following illustration shows the order of installation for vCenter Server components.
vCenter Server
vCenter Inventory Service
vCenter Server
vSphere Web Client
vCenter Single Sign-On
Installing vSphere includes the following tasks:
1
Read the vSphere release notes.
2
Verify that your system meets vSphere hardware and software requirements. See
Chapter 2, “System
Requirements,”
on page 13.
3
Install vCenter Server.
a
(Optional) Set up the vCenter Server database. See
“Preparing vCenter Server Databases,”
on
page 30.
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For small installations (up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines), you can use the bundled
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express database, which you can choose to have the vCenter Server
installer create during the vCenter Server installation.
b
Review the topics in
Chapter 3, “Before You Install vCenter Server,”
on page 29.
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