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- #Install vcenter 6.5 appliance on esxi how to
- #Install vcenter 6.5 appliance on esxi update
- #Install vcenter 6.5 appliance on esxi archive
Once started, we will not be able to pause or stop the installation process. We’re now deciding if we want to join VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program. You cannot change the SSO administrator username. Choose your domain name, password and the site name. You can change both options later in appliance console. You can either name the desired NTP server, either opt for synchronization with the ESXi host. To move to the second stage, click Continue.Ĭhoose time synchronization mode. We have the appliance ready and powered-on on the target ESXi server. Duration depends of a lot of factors (network bandwidth and latency between components, storage type and contention, etc.).įirst stage is now complete. We’ll have to wait for the appliance deployment. Review all the settings and if everything is alright, click Finish. Make sure you already have A and PTR records for VCSA in your DNS server (if you miss this one, deployment will fail). Pay attention to the system name (you will not be able to change it afterwards). We need now to configure networking details. I will not treat vSAN deployment in this article. Last option allows you to configure a new vSAN cluster and deploy the appliance on this cluster. You have also the option to enable thin disk mode (useful if you have severe storage constraints, in a lab environment for example). Select on which ESXi datastore you want to deploy the appliance. In my case I chose Tiny deployment with a default storage size. You can see the resources allocated for different deployment sizes. Click Next.įor next step we need to choose the deployment size. We need now to setup the appliance name and the root password. If you don’t have trust relationship configured, you will receive a certificate warning. Installer will connect now to the ESXi server.
#Install vcenter 6.5 appliance on esxi how to
If you don’t have any available ESXi server, you can read my article How to Install VMware vSphere 6.5. We now have to enter the details of the ESXi server where we will deploy the VCSA appliance. I will show a simple installation, so I will choose “vCenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller”. Read the EULA, check “I accept the terms of the license agreement” checkbox and click Next.Ĭhoose the deployment type. Let’s start with first stage: click Next. In the first stage we will deploy the appliance, then in the second stage we will configure it. The installation process consists in two separate stages. VCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Installer will start.
#Install vcenter 6.5 appliance on esxi archive
Unzip the archive and navigate to VMware-VCSA-all-6.5.0-5318154\vcsa-ui-installer\win32 folder. For this purpose I will use a Windows desktop machine. You need an extra server to launch the installer. Install VCSA 6.5 (VMware vCenter Server Appliance)
#Install vcenter 6.5 appliance on esxi update
Note: If you look for VCSA update instructions, check this article: How to Update vCenter Server Appliance to 6.5 Update 1b. For this article, I will use the VCSA version I downloaded from my VMUG Advantage account (VMware-VCSA-all-6.5.0-5318154.iso). To start, you need an installation kit of vCenter Server Appliance 6.5. In this article I will show you how to install VCSA 6.5 (VMware vCenter Server Appliance).