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To configure networking for the vCenter Server Appliance, you must use the vami_config_net tool, located
at
/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
. Instructions for using this tool are in the document User’s
Guide to Deploying vApps and Virtual Appliances, located at
https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/studio/studio26/va_user.pdf .
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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.
The ESXi Dump Collector service, the vSphere Syslog service, and vSphere Auto Deploy must use an IPv4
address to communicate with the vCenter Server Appliance.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the host machine meets the hardware requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance listed
in “Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service,
and vCenter Single Sign-On,” on page 17.
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Verify that the hosts are running ESX version 4.x or ESXi version 4.x or later.
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Synchronize the clocks of all machines on the vSphere network. See “Synchronizing Clocks on the
vSphere Network,” on page 59.
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If you plan to configure the vCenter Server Appliance from a configuration file, prepare the file and
store it in a location that is accessible from the vCenter Server Appliance host machine. See “Format for
the vCenter Server Appliance Configuration File,” on page 98.
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See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration documentation for instructions on deploying OVA files
and OVF templates.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere 5 download page on the VMware Web site, download the
.OVA
file or the
.OVF
and
VMDK
files for the vCenter Server appliance onto your system.
2 Using the vSphere Web Client, deploy the
.OVA
file or the
.OVF
and
VMDK
files as an OVF template.
If you do not want to commit to using the maximum 80GB of disk space at deployment, deploy the
vCenter Server Appliance with thin provisioning. In the Disk Format panel of the Deploy OVF template
wizard, select Thin provisioned format.
3 Power on the vCenter Server Appliance.
4 Open a console view.
5 Follow the instructions on the welcome screen to open a browser window to the URL shown.
6 Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance and accept the license agreement.
When you log in, the vCenter Server Setup wizard starts.
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