{"id":7842,"date":"2013-10-28T07:01:35","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T06:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=7842"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:22:23","slug":"vcenter-5-5-installing-vcenter-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-5-5-installing-vcenter-server\/","title":{"rendered":"vCenter 5.5: installing vCenter Server"},"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=\"vsphere55vcenter01\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter01.jpg\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Installing vCenter Server allows the system to manage configurations, datacenters, performances and resources <strong>within the network virtual infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>vCenter Server <strong>requires SSO and Inventory service installed<\/strong> in the system.<\/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><a title=\"vSphere 5.5: installing vCenter Single Sign-On\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-55-installing-vcenter-single-signon\/\">Part 3 - Install vCenter Single Sign-On<\/a><\/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><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Part 7 - Install vCenter Server<\/span><\/strong><\/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 7 - Install vCenter Server<\/h2>\n<p>From the <strong>VMware vCenter Installer<\/strong> select <strong>vCenter Server <\/strong>option then click the <strong>Install<\/strong> button.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter02\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter02.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The process checks the system for any <strong>missing component<\/strong> required by vCenter then performs the installation if necessary.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter03\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter03.jpg\" width=\"398\" height=\"147\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If not already in the system, <strong>Microsoft .NET Framework<\/strong> is installed by the 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=\"vsphere55vcenter04\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter04.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the components have been installed, the wizard is ready to proceed with the vCenter setup. 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=\"vsphere55vcenter05\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter05.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accept the EULA 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=\"vsphere55vcenter06\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter06.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have one, enter the license key here otherwise click <strong>Next<\/strong> to install vCenter in <strong>evaluation mode<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter07\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter07.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Because vCenter needs a database to store the infrastructure configuration, select the DSN <a title=\"vCenter 5.5: create vCenter database and DSN\" href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-vcenter-5-5-create-vcenter-database-dsn\/\">previously created<\/a> in the <strong>Data Source Name<\/strong> field if an external MS-SQL instance is used. If an MS-SQL server is not installed in the network, the wizard will install Microsoft SQL \u00a02008 Express to support max\u00a0<strong>5 hosts or 50 virtual machines<\/strong>. Click\u00a0<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=\"vsphere55vcenter08\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter08.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>DSN is set to use the <strong>integrated Windows authentication<\/strong> then no credentials have to be specified to authenticate the user. Click\u00a0<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=\"vsphere55vcenter09\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter09.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>Account password<\/strong> used to <strong>run vCenter service<\/strong> and type the vCenter FQDN. 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=\"vsphere55vcenter10\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter10.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the option that match your infrastructure configuration 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=\"vsphere55vcenter11\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter11.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t need to modify any parameter, leave default values 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=\"vsphere55vcenter12\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter12.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the <strong>Inventory size<\/strong> of \u00a0the network 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=\"vsphere55vcenter13\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter13.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type the SSO administrator and password to <strong>register vCenter<\/strong> with Single Sign-On.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter14\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter14.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>self certificate<\/strong> is generated by the system. Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to 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=\"vsphere55vcenter15\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter15.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"165\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the vCenter Server administrator recognized by SSO 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=\"vsphere55vcenter16\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter16.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default settings 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=\"vsphere55vcenter17\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter17.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the destination folder for vCenter installation. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to 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=\"vsphere55vcenter18\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter18.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wizard is now ready to begin installation. Click <strong>Install<\/strong> 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=\"vsphere55vcenter19\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter19.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>installation status<\/strong> is shown during the process.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter20\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter20.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation is completed, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the 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=\"vsphere55vcenter21\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter21.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To access vCenter Server you can use the <strong>vSphere Web Client\u00a0<\/strong>web interface previously installed.\u00a0To login using the <strong>Windows session authentication<\/strong> option you need to install the plugin\u00a0in the system. Click <strong>Download the Client Integration Plug-in<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter22\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter22.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The plug-in is retrieved from the localhost. Click <strong>Run<\/strong> to proceed with installation.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter23\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter23\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter23.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"70\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The plug-in installation wizard starts. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to 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=\"vsphere55vcenter24\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter24\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter24.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accept the EULA 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=\"vsphere55vcenter25\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter25\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter25.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default directory 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=\"vsphere55vcenter26\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter26\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter26.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click <strong>Install<\/strong> 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=\"vsphere55vcenter27\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter27\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter27.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The plugin takes few minutes to install. The <strong>installation status<\/strong> is shown during the process.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter28\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter28\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter28.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the installation is complete, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the 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=\"vsphere55vcenter29\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter29\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter29.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"385\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check the <strong>Use Windows session authentication<\/strong> option to login with current user (vmvcenter) then click <strong>Login<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter30\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter30\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter30.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Access Control<\/strong>\u00a0warning window appears. Click <strong>Allow<\/strong> to proceed with login. Uncheck option <strong>Always ask before allowing this site<\/strong> to disable the warning.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter31\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter31\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter31.jpg\" width=\"447\" height=\"254\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You receive a <strong>system error<\/strong> related to the authentication process. This happens because vCenter is not yet configured to <strong>authenticate users with Active Directory<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter32\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter32\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter32.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"142\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To setup the source authentication (Active Directory\/LDAP) in vCenter, enter SSO administrator and password and uncheck <strong>Use Windows session authentication<\/strong> option. Click <strong>Login<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter33\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter33\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter33.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"145\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you are able to access vCenter with the\u00a0<strong>SSO administrative account<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter34\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter34\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter34.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To configure <strong>Active Directory\/LDAP authentication<\/strong> go to <strong>Administration &gt; Configuration &gt; Identify Sources<\/strong>\u00a0then click the <strong>plus +<\/strong> symbol to add the source.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter35\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter35\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter35.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"220\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Active Directory<\/strong> as <strong>Identity source type<\/strong> to enable the Integrated Windows Authentication option, enter the <strong>Domain name<\/strong> then click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save the configuration.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter36\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter36\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter36.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"647\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Active Directory authentication<\/strong> source is then added to vCenter.<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter37\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter37\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter37.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"161\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Logout from vSphere Web Client. Now enable\u00a0the <strong>authentication option<\/strong> then click <strong>Login<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter38\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter38\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter38.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"144\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This time the entered account is able to access vCenter because the system performs the authentication with <strong>Active Directory<\/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=\"vsphere55vcenter39\" alt=\"vsphere55vcenter39\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vsphere55vcenter39.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The core installation of vCenter Server installation is complete. You can <strong>extend the functionality<\/strong> by installing <strong>vCenter Support Tools<\/strong> like vSphere Update Manger.<\/p>\n<p>Next: <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><\/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 Server allows the system to manage configurations, datacenters, performances and resources within the network virtual infrastructure. vCenter Server requires SSO and Inventory service installed in the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7803,"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-7842","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\/7842","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=7842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}