How do I install and configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 Vcsa?

Install VMware vCenter Server 6.7

  1. Download the VCSA.
  2. Download the VCSA from the VMware site.
  3. Mount the ISO image.
  4. Navigate to the vcsa-ui-installer> win32 directory.
  5. Click Install.
  6. Click Next on the Introduction page.
  7. Accept the end- user license agreement.

How do I install vCenter Server Appliance patch?

  1. Log In to the vCenter Server Management Interface.
  2. Check for and Stage Patches to the vCenter Server Appliance.
  3. Configure the Repository for URL-Based Patching.
  4. Install vCenter Server Patches.
  5. Enable Automatic Checks for vCenter Server Patches.

How do I reinstall vCenter Server appliance?

To reinstall a Windows vCenter Server

  1. Verify and ensure that the Lockdown mode is disabled on hosts.
  2. Shutdown the VMware vCenter Server service.
  3. Take a backup of the SQL database.
  4. If the SQL database is also being moved, create a second instance of your database and use the vendor’s tools to migrate the data.

Where do we install vCenter appliance?

vCenter Server Appliance Deployment:

  1. Mount the ISO image on PC.
  2. Open the vcsa folder and install the plug-in.
  3. In the root of the ISO image, double-click the vcsa-setup. html file.
  4. Wait until you are prompted to enable the client integration plug-in to run. Click Install.

Is vCenter server appliance free?

No there is no free license for vCenter unlike esxi. Only 60 days evaluation or paid license.

How do you deploy a Vcsa 6.7 appliance ISO?

How to Install VCSA 6.7 Step by Step

  1. Download the VCSA 6.7 ISO from VMware Website.
  2. As we are installing the VCSA.
  3. You can see the Installer wizard.
  4. Read and Accept the license agreement.
  5. Choose the Deployment type based on the requirement.
  6. Provide the ESXi host details on which VCSA VM will be deployed.

How do you deploy a Vcsa 6.7 OVF?

Step 1. Make sure your LAN has a router or DNS server which has DHCP server/service active. Step 2: Download the latest VMware VCSA ISO from VMware and mount it by right-clicking the ISO > Mount. Step 3: Open VMware Workstation and do File > Open > Navigate to a subfolder called “vcsa” and open the OVF file.

How do I download vCenter patches?

Process to Download ESXI/vCenter Patches:

  1. Go to the Customer Connect Patch Downloads page.
  2. Log in with your Customer Connect credentials.
  3. Select a product from the list and then select the version.
  4. Click Search.
  5. Locate your patch and click Download.

How do I upgrade Vcsa 6.7 to 6.7 u3?

To upgrade to 6.7U3, select version 6.7. 0.40000….At the top right is a button called Check Updates.

  1. Select the Check Updates button and select the Check CD-ROM and URL button.
  2. You should see a list of updates populate in the table below.
  3. Select the 6.7. 0.40000 option in the list and then Stage and Install.

How do you restore vCenter if it gets corrupted?

Log in using the following credentials. Click the Emergency Restore tab. Expand the virtual appliance node for the Management vCenter Server or Management Platform Services Controller that you must restore, expand the virtual machine, and select the latest backup to restore from. Click the Restore button.

How do I redeploy vCenter?

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Active node with the vSphere Client.
  2. Select the vCenter Server object in the inventory and select the Configure tab.
  3. Select vCenter HA under Settings.
  4. Click on the REDEPLOY button next to the node to start the Redeploy wizard.