VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A Setup Guide - Page 76

vSphere Installation and Setup Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, and vCenter Inventory Service as Part of a vCenter Server Simple Install Create the only node in a basic, Simple Install vCenter Single Sign-On installation, and install the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Inventory Service. You can use Simple Install for the first vCenter Single Sign-On and vCenter Server in a deployment with multiple vCenter Servers. Succeeding instances of vCenter Single Sign-On and vCenter Server in the same deployment must be installed by using Custom Install. For more information about vCenter Single Sign-On, see "How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation," on page 51. and the vSphere Security documentation. NOTE vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by IP address only if the IP address is IPv4-compliant. To connect to a vCenter Server system in an IPv6 environment, you must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or host name of the vCenter Server. The best practice is to use the FQDN, which works in all cases, instead of the IP address, which can change if assigned by DHCP. Prerequisites n See "Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server," on page 49 n Download the vCenter Server installer. See "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 61. Procedure 1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer. 2 Select vCenter™ Simple Install, and click Install. 3 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to choose the installer language, and agree to the end user patent and license agreements. 4 If the prerequisites check screen shows any problems, cancel the installation, correct the problems, and restart the installer. 5 Set the password for the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account. This is the password for the user [email protected]. vsphere.local is a new domain that is created by vCenter Single Sign-On. After installation, you can log in to vCenter Single Sign-On and in to vCenter Server as [email protected]. By default, the password must have at least eight characters, at least one lowercase character, one uppercase character, one number, and one special character. See the vSphere Security documentation for information about changing the password policy. The following characters are not supported in passwords: non-ASCII characters, semicolon (;), double quotation mark ("), single quotation mark ('), circumflex (^), and backslash (\). 6 Enter the site name for vCenter Single Sign-On. Choose your own name for the vCenter Single Sign-On site. 7 Accept or change the HTTPS port for vCenter Single Sign-On. 8 Select the folder in which to install vCenter Single Sign-On. The installation path cannot contain any of the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,), periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%). 9 Review the installation options and click Install. 76 VMware, Inc.