Or, How to install vCenter Server 6.0 on windows server
2012 R2?
Or, vCenter Server 6.0 installations guide step by
step….
Descriptions:
In this article we are going to see, how we can install vCenter Server 6.0 on
windows server operating system platform including embedded platform service
controller. If you have larger infrastructure of Virtual Servers, you can think
to have separate platform service controller but if you have 50-100 or 200 VMs
approx, its good to go with single vCenter server with inbuilt platform service
controller.
Steps: (Installing vCenter Server 6.0)
Open the vCenter Installer
> Right Click on the Autorun
Application > Run As Administrator > Click OK if prompted
Select vCenter Server
for Windows > Click on Install
Click Next
Accept the license agreement > Click Next
Select vCenter Server
and Embedded Platform Services Controller > Click Next
On this screen, make sure the System name is appearing as
local machine’s FQDN > Click Next
Select Create a new
vCenter Single Sign-on domain > fill the all required fields as per your
environment > Click Next
Better to go with option Specify a user service account > Use any privileged account as
per your requirement > Make sure the user account you are using here is
member of local admin group on the local system > Click Next
Click Use an Embedded
Database or if you want to use any external database, it’s your choice...,
I am going with default
Leave all field to default and Click Next
Choose the Installation directory or leave it to default and
Click Next
Click Next
Click Install
Wait for Installation to be completed……
Click Finish to
close the installation Wizard
To verify of the installation is done correctly, you can use
vSphere client to login to your vCenter Server..
For the first time login, you can use following details to
connect your vCenter server:
IP/Host Name: Your vCenter server IP
User Name: administrator@vsphere.local
Password: the password you gave while
installation of vCenter server.
After successful logon, this is how it will look like..
Cheers, have a happy virtualization… Please write me back
for any query or feedback….