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Chapter 4 Installing vCenter Server The vCenter Single Sign-On installation begins. When the vCenter Single Sign-On installation is complete, the installer proceeds with the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Inventory Service installations. No input is required for a new Simple Install installation of the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Inventory Service. NOTE After each component is installed, the installer might take a few minutes to start the installer for the next component. Install vCenter Server as Part of a Simple Install In a simple Install, after you install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, and vCenter Inventory Service, the installer starts the vCenter Server installation. 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 Procedure 1 (Optional) Enter your license key. If you omit the license key, vCenter Server is in evaluation mode, which allows you to use the full feature set for a 60-day evaluation period. After installation, you can enter the license key to convert vCenter Server to licensed mode. 2 Choose the type of database that you want to use. n To use the bundled database, click Install a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express instance (for small-scale deployments). This database is suitable for deployments of up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines. n To use an existing database, click Use an existing supported database and select your database from the list of available DSNs. Enter the user name and password for the DSN. If your database uses Windows NT authentication, the user name and password fields are disabled. NOTE A warning might appear that the DSN points to an older version of a repository that must be upgraded. If you click Yes, the installer upgrades the database schema, making the database irreversibly incompatible with previous VirtualCenter versions. See the vSphere Upgrade documentation. 3 Set the vCenter Server service account information. n If you are using a nonbundled database, enter the administrator name and password that you use when you log in to the system on which you are installing vCenter Server. n If you are using the bundled SQL Server database, select Use Windows Local System Account. You need the user name and password entered here to log in to vCenter Server after you have installed it. VMware, Inc. 77