HOWTO: Deploy the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform Service Controller
Platform Services Controller PSC VMware vSphere
Published on 23 May 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 429. Reading Time: 3 mins.
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The following instructions will help you deploy a standalone VMware vSphere Platform Service Controller.
Instructions
In the software installer directory, double-click vcsa-setup.html.
Wait for the browser to detect the Client Integration Plug-in and allow the plug-in to run on the browser when prompted.
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On the Home page, click Install to start the vCenter Server Appliance deployment wizard.
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At the End User License Agreement screen, check the “I accept the terms of the license agreement checkbox”, and click Next.
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At the Connect to the target server screen, enter the FQDN of the ESX-INSTALL-HOST, the ESX-USERNAME and ESX-PASSWORD on which you want to deploy the Platform Services Controller appliance, and click Next.
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If prompted, by a Certificate Warning dialog, click Yes to accept the certificate.
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At the Set up virtual machine screen, enter the Appliance Name as PSC-APPLIANCE-NAME, then enter the PSC-PASSWORD into the OS password text field and then confirm the password by re-entering it into the Confirm OS password text field, then click Next.
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At the **Select deployment type **screen, select the Install Platform Services Controller option, then click Next.
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At the Set up Single Sign-On (SSO) screen, select the Create a new SSO domain option. Enter the SSO-ADMIN-PASSWORD into the vCenter SSO Password text field, and confirm it by re-entering it in the Confirm Password text field. Add the SSO-DOMAIN into the SSO Domain name text field and the SSO-SITE into the SSO Site name field and then click Next.
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At the Select Appliance Size screen, ensure that the Appliance size is Platform Service Controller, then click Next.
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At the **Select datastore **screen, select DATASTORE from the list, then click Next.
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At the Network Settings screen, select VLAN from the Choose a network drop-down, leave the IP Address family dropdown as IPv4 (default) and Network type dropdown as Static (default). Enter the following information into the relevant text fields:
- The IP-ADDRESS into the Network address field.
- The
into the System name field. - The
into the Subnet mask field. - The
into the Network gateway field. - The
into the Network DNS Server field.
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At the Network Settings screen, scroll down and select the Use NTP servers option is selected and enter the NTP-SERVER name into the text field. Check the Enable ssh checkbox and click Next.
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At the Customer Experience Improvement Program screen, uncheck the Join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program checkbox and click Next.
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At the Ready to complete screen, review all of the information and click Finish.
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The Primary Platform Services Controller will now be deployed and ready for either the installation of vCenter or another PSC!
Published on 23 May 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 429. Reading Time: 3 mins.
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