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Chapter 6 Installing VMware Infrastructure Management

Ifyourconnectionfails,awarningappears.ClickOKandre‐enteryour

databaseconnectioninformationuntilyoucancontinue.

9 Selectoneofthefollowingoptions:

 TouseVirtualCenterinevaluationmode,selectIwanttoevaluate

VirtualCenterServerandclickNext.

Ifyouchoosethisoption,theenterprise‐leveleditionofVirtualCenteris

installedinevaluationmode.TheVMwareLicenseServerisalsoinstalledso

thatyoucanswitchtolicensedmodeduringorafterthe

evaluationperiod.

 TouseVirtualCenterinlicensedmodewithanexistinglicenseserver:

i SelectUseanexistingLicenseServer.

ii Enterthepathtoyourexistinglicenseserver.

iii SelecttheVirtualCentereditionthatyoupurchasedandclickNext.

Ifyouchoosethisoption,theVMwareLicenseServerisnotinstalled.

 TouseVirtualCenterinlicensedmodewhenyoudonothaveanexisting

licenseserver:

iLeavebothcheckboxesdeselected.

ii SelecttheVirtualCentereditionthatyoupurchasedandclickNext.

Ifyouchoosethisoption,theVMwareLicenseServerisinstalled.

10 Entertheportandproxyinformationthatyouwanttouse

oracceptthedefault

informationshownonscreenandclickNext.Thisstepappliesonlytocustom

installations.

ThedefaultportforHTTPSis443.IfyouconfigureVirtualCentertouseadifferent

portforHTTPS,youmustusetheconfiguredportnumberwhenyouloginto

VirtualCenter.

11 Enter

informationaboutthesystemonwhichyouareinstallingVirtualCenterand

clickNext.

Enter:

 TheIPaddressordomainnameofthesystemonwhichyouareinstalling

VirtualCenter.

 Theloginandpasswordthatyouusetologintothesystemonwhichyouare

installingVirtualCenter.