vCenter Installation

We are now ready to install vCenter.  We will install our vCenter instance using a license file.  However, if you have not yet purchased a license for vCenter or want to evaluate vCenter, you will be given the chance to install vCenter using a evaluation license that will expire after 60 days.  If you decide to run on an evaluation license, just make sure you remember to either purchase or extend your license prior to the expiration date or you will lose management of your ESX hosts/clusters via vCenter.  That said, lets get to the install!

1. On the Welcome screen, click "Next" to continue
   
   
   
   
2. Click "Next" on the Introduction screen to continue
   
   
   
   
3. Accept the EULA and click "Next" to continue
   
   
   
   
4. Provide the appropriate name and company information on the customer information screen click "Next" when complete
   
   
   
   
5. Select the "Custom" install type and click "Next"
   
   
   
   
6. Select the "Use an existing database server" entering the DSN information you configured in the "Creating a ODBC Connection for vCenter" section
   
   
   
   
7. Click "OK" on the informational message about SQL Server Agent (we already configured SQL Server Agent to run in the earlier section of this KB)
   
   
   
   
8. If you have a license, un-check the evaluate option and browse to the location of your license file clicking "Next" once complete.  If you are going to evaluate vCenter, leave the evaluate option checked and click "Next" to continue.
   
   
   
   
9. Leave the defaults set on the port settings page and click "Next"
   
   
   
   
10. Leave the default set on the destination folder selection and click "Next"
    
    
    
    
11. Click "Install" on the ready to install screen
    
    
    
    
12. Click "Finish" to complete the installation
    
    
    
    

Nice work!  You can now begin managing your ESX servers/clusters using vCenter!  Just point your VMware Infrastructure Client at the IP address or hostname of your vCenter server and enter either the domain or local administrator username and password.  Enjoy!

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