VCenter Server need to be installed in Windows Server in practice, the use of Windows Server 2012R2 and is recommended for installation in a domain environment, but is not a domain environment used in this experiment. The steps are as follows (the whole process takes about five minutes):
- when you want to install VCenter is already installed and set up on the server Windows Server 2012R2 and Will VCenter Install the CD into the optical drive or load the corresponding ISO files, running the Setup program
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- Select the applicable Windows of the VCenter Server installation
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- Select I accept the terms of the license agreement
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- Deployment type Select embedded Deployment
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- system name fill in the host FQDN name or IP address, recommended to fill FQDN name
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- choose to create a new SSO domain, and set Administrator User Password
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- Verify that you choose to use a local account
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- database selection using embedded database, large data center can choose to use external database, support MS SQL Server , Oracle common database types such as
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- Configuration VCenter port information used by the service
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- Setting the location of programs and data stores
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- installation process
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After the installation is complete
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the client enters in the browser VCenter Server's IP address or host name
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Choose to continue browsing this site
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input SSO User name and password information
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- Create Data center
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- Remember to login with administrator user, root user can login but can't operate
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- Create a cluster
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- Add Host
input ESXi of the host IP address or host name
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input ESXi the user name and password information
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Summary information
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Assign a host license or assign later
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Lock mode: Prevents users from accessing directly after locking ESXi host, must pass VCenter managing the host
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Virtual Machine Location
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After you confirm the settings, click Finish
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- Moving a host into a cluster
In the cluster right-click menu, choose to move the host into the cluster
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Select ESXi Host
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VCenter Server 6.0 installation (Windows version)