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Before You Install vCenter Server 3 You can install vCenter Server on a physical system or on a virtual machine running on an ESXi host. You can also download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server. This chapter includes the following topics: n "Preparing vCenter Server Databases," on page 30 n "Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server," on page 49 n "How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation," on page 51 n "vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes," on page 52 n "vCenter Single Sign-On and High Availability," on page 54 n "vCenter Single Sign-On Components," on page 56 n "Setting the vCenter Server Administrator User," on page 56 n "Authenticating to the vCenter Server Environment," on page 57 n "How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects Log In Behavior," on page 57 n "Identity Sources for vCenter Server with vCenter Single Sign-On," on page 58 n "Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on page 59 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 61 n "Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server," on page 61 n "Installing vCenter Server on IPv6 Machines," on page 61 n "JDBC URL Formats for the vCenter Server Database," on page 62 n "Running the vCenter Server Installer from a Network Drive," on page 63 n "Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client," on page 63 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 68 n "Microsoft SQL Database Set to Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes vCenter Server Installation or Upgrade to Fail," on page 69 VMware, Inc. 29