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4.2.3 vCenter server

In the Installation wizard for vCenter Server, you must:

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Enter your license key.

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Specify a new or existing database for vCenter Server.

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Select the account with which you want vCenter to run.

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Accept or configure the ports that vCenter will use for communications.

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Select the amount of memory available for the vCenter inventory (depending on the number

of hosts or VMs).

5 Install the vSphere Web Client

You install the vSphere Web Client on the vCenter server.

Make sure that you have the vSphere 5.1 /vCenter Server installation files, as already described in

section 3.1.

1. In the directory where you placed the vCenter Server installation files, double-click auto-run.exe.

Select vSphere Web Client and click Install.

3. The installation wizard for vSphere Web Client runs automatically. You should:

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Accept the license agreement.

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Select where to install vSphere Web Client.

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Accept or change the default port settings.

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Enter the details needed to register the Web Client with vCenter Single Sign-on.

To check that the Web Client is working, on the Windows Start menu, select Programs >

VMware > VMware vSphere Web Client > vSphere Web Client and log in.

5.1 Start the Web Client from a browser

1. Go to the computer from which you want to access vCenter.

2. In the browser, enter: https://vcenter name:9443/vsphere-client/#

6 Set up guest virtual machines

To set up a guest virtual machine, do as follows:

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