VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A Setup Guide - Page 72

vSphere Installation and Setup For guidance in making these decisions, review the sections in Chapter 3, "Before You Install vCenter Server," on page 29. After you verify your hardware and software environment, you can start installation. Your interaction with the installer and with vCenter Single Sign-On is shown in the figure below. Figure 4‑1. Flowchart of vCenter Installation and User Management Process No Yes First VC? No Different Yes locations? Simple install Custom install Custom install SSO1 and VC1 at location 1 Point to local SSO during Install Yes Localos No only? Custom install SSO2 and VC2 at location 2 Point SSO2 to SSO1 Set up SSO for location 1 Log in SSO add domain Set default domain Different locations System replicates domain info to SSO2 Log in to VC1 and assign permissions Log in to VC and assign permissions Log in to VC and assign permissions Log in to VC2 and assign permissions Done Done Done . The interaction proceeds as follows. 1 You decide whether to install the vCenter components in different locations. n For a single location, the process differs if you perform a first installation or you are installing multiple vCenter Server systems at the same location. Continue with step 2. 72 VMware, Inc.