{"id":7685,"date":"2013-10-16T07:01:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T06:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:22:23","slug":"vsphere-55-installing-vcenter-single-signon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-55-installing-vcenter-single-signon\/","title":{"rendered":"vSphere 5.5: installing vCenter Single Sign-On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 10px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso01\" alt=\"vsphere55sso01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso01.jpg\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Installing vCenter Single Sign-On service allows the system to\u00a0<strong>improve security simplifying the authentication process<\/strong> within vSphere infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>vCenter SSO made its appearance in vSphere 5.1 with the goal of <strong>centralizing the authentication process<\/strong> and it\u2019s a core component of vCenter Server 5.5.<\/p>\n<p>The installation procedure of VMware vCenter 5.5 involves several steps and for a successful installation every piece of software has to be <strong>configured accordingly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Installation guide<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"vSphere 5.5: install guide introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-5-5-install-guide-introduction\/\">Part 1 - Install guide introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vSphere 5.5: installing ESXi\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-5-5-installing-esxi\/\">Part 2 - Install ESXi 5.5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Part 3 - Install vCenter Single Sign-On<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vCenter 5.5: installing vSphere Web Client\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-55-installing-vsphere-web-client\/\">Part 4 - Install vSphere Web Client<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vCenter 5.5: installing vCenter Inventory Service\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-5-5-installing-vcenter-inventory-service\/\">Part 5 - Install Inventory Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vCenter 5.5: create vCenter database and DSN\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-vcenter-5-5-create-vcenter-database-dsn\/\">Part 6 - Create vCenter database and DSN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vCenter 5.5: installing vCenter Server\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-5-5-installing-vcenter-server\/\">Part 7 - Install vCenter Server<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vCenter 5.5: create Update Manager database and DSN\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-create-update-manager-database-dsn\/\">Part 8 - Create Update Manager database and DSN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"vCenter 5.5: installing vSphere Update Manager\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-5-5-installing-vsphere-update-manager\/\">Part 9 - Install Update Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Part 3 - Install vCenter Single Sign-On<\/h2>\n<p>The first step of the procedure is the installation of the Single Sign-On service. From the <strong>VMware vCenter Installer<\/strong> select the option<strong> vCenter Single Sign-On<\/strong> and click <strong>Install<\/strong> button to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso02\" alt=\"vsphere55sso02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso02.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Setup Wizard appears guiding the user through the installation process. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to start.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso03\" alt=\"vsphere55sso03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso03.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accept the EULA and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso04\" alt=\"vsphere55sso04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso04.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wizard checks the <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.vmware.com\/vsphere-51\/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.install.doc%2FGUID-C6AF2766-1AD0-41FD-B591-75D37DDB281F.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prerequisites<\/a>. If no errors are reported, click <strong>Next<\/strong>\u00a0to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso05\" alt=\"vsphere55sso05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso05.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select option that best fit in your network environment then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso06\" alt=\"vsphere55sso06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso06.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type the password\u00a0will be used by <strong>SSO Administrator<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso07\" alt=\"vsphere55sso07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso07.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type a name in the <strong>Site name<\/strong> field. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso08\" alt=\"vsphere55sso08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso08.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default settings if you don\u2019t have any specific need then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso09\" alt=\"vsphere55sso09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso09.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default value as destination folder. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso10\" alt=\"vsphere55sso10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso10.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Review install options then click <strong>Install<\/strong> button to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso11\" alt=\"vsphere55sso11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso11.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The installation takes place showing the ongoing <strong>status<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso12\" alt=\"vsphere55sso12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso12.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When installation is complete, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit Setup Wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"vsphere55sso13\" alt=\"vsphere55sso13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55sso13.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First step of VMware vCenter 5.5 installation is done. The <strong>vSphere Web Client <\/strong>is the next component to be installed in the system.<\/p>\n<p>Next: <a title=\"vCenter 5.5: installing vSphere Web Client\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-55-installing-vsphere-web-client\/\">Part 4 - Install vSphere Web Client<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"firma\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing vCenter Single Sign-On service allows the system to\u00a0improve security simplifying the authentication process within vSphere infrastructure. vCenter SSO made its appearance in vSphere 5.1 with the goal of centralizing the authentication process and it\u2019s a core component of vCenter Server 5.5. The installation procedure of VMware vCenter 5.5 involves several steps and for a successful installation every piece of software has to be configured accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,2701],"tags":[583,700],"class_list":["post-7685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-vsphere-en","tag-vcenter-en","tag-vsphere-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}