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Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server Before installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server, review the prerequisites. Prerequisites for Understanding and Preparing for the Installation Process n vCenter Server versions 5.1 and later require vCenter Single Sign-On and Inventory Service. You must install these components in this order: vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server. Review the topics in the section "How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation," on page 51 n Review the release notes for known issues or special installation notes. n Gather the information that the vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service , and vCenter Server installation wizards require. See "Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client," on page 63. n Decide whether the vCenter Server instance will be a standalone instance or in a Linked Mode group. See "Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups," on page 111. n Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware Web site. System Prerequisites n Verify that your system meets the requirements listed in "Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On," on page 17 and "vCenter Server Software Requirements," on page 22, and that the required ports are open, as discussed in "Required Ports for vCenter Server," on page 23. n Before you install or upgrade any vSphere product, synchronize the clocks of all machines on the vSphere network. See "Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on page 59. n Verify that the DNS name of the vCenter Server host machine matches the actual computer name. n Verify that the host name of the machine that you are installing vCenter Server on complies with RFC 952 guidelines. n The installation path of vCenter Server must be compatible with the installation requirements for Microsoft Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM/AD LDS). The installation path cannot contain any of the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,), periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%). n Verify that the system on which you are installing vCenter Server is not an Active Directory domain controller. n On each system that is running vCenter Server, verify that the domain user account has the following permissions: n Member of the Administrators group n Act as part of the operating system n Log on as a service n vCenter Server requires the Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework. If your system does not have it installed, the vCenter Server installer installs it. The .NET 3.5 SP1 installation might require Internet connectivity to download more files. VMware, Inc. 49