Prepare for the installation by recording the values that the vCenter Server system requires.
Data Required for vCenter Server Installation lists the information that you are prompted for during the installation. Note the values entered in case you need to reinstall vCenter Server and want to use the same values. VMware Knowledge Base article 1010023 contains a linked worksheet that complements Data Required for vCenter Server Installation.
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If you omit the license key, vCenter Server is installed in evaluation mode. After you install vCenter Server, you can enter the vCenter Server license in the vSphere Client. |
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Join a Linked Mode group to enable the vSphere Client to view, search, and manage data across multiple vCenter Server systems. |
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Fully qualified domain name of Directory Services for the vCenter Server group |
Required if this instance of vCenter Server is joining a group. This is the name of a remote instance of vCenter Server. The local and remote instances will be members of a Linked Mode group. |
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LDAP port for the Directory Services for the remote vCenter Server instance |
Required if this instance of vCenter Server is joining a Linked Mode group. This is the remote instance’s LDAP port. See Required Ports. |
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Required to use an existing database. Not required if you are using the bundled database. |
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vCenter Server account information Can be the Microsoft Windows system account or a user-specified account |
Use a user-specified account if you plan to use Microsoft Windows authentication for SQL Server. See Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server with SQL Server. |
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See Required Ports. |
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LDAP port for the Directory Services for the local vCenter Server instance |
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SSL port for the Directory Services for the local vCenter Server instance |
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