VMware vCenter 6.7 installation process (graphic tutorial)

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I originally wanted to download a 6.7 Vcenter from VMware official website, but in addition to VMware-VCSA-all-6.7, I also saw a VMware-VIM-all-6.7. VCSA is 4G in size and VIM is 2G in size, so I downloaded both. VCSA is so large that 4G must be because vcenter integrates the Linux system, which is convenient and easy. VIM is installed on Windows platform. Next, I will simply install both.

Install VIM

1. What does VIM mean?

The abbreviation of vmware integrated managemen VIM, which means VMware integrated management. Similar to VIO (VMware integrated openstack).

Download address of VMware 6.7 and its complete set of software virtual machines

2. Start installation and installation process

I mounted the image on a Windows Server 2016.

There is also an application installer in the VCenter-Server folder.

In fact, installation is a very boring thing. If you don’t have many requirements, just take the next step and the next step will be OK. The above two are the same whether you use autorun.exe or VMware-vCenter-Server.exe.

If you are using an English system, it doesn’t matter (because my Server 2016 has a Traditional Chinese voice pack installed, so the display is Traditional Chinese), you can compare it with my Traditional Chinese interface operations.

It doesn’t matter, they’re all in Chinese.

Here, you can fill in the FQDN. If the DNS cannot recognize your system name, enter the IP. I entered the IP

Continue to the next step

The previous step is also the default, I forgot to take a screenshot, and then the DB selection, by default, just use the integrated embedded type. Because this is not a formal environment. Even in a formal environment, if the scale is small, there is no need for an entire external DB. I personally recommend using an embedded DB for small environments.

The next step is to confirm the port. The traditional Chinese word “埠” means port. You can use the default port.

Next, choose the installation location.

Next, join the VMware Customer Improvement Program. You can choose to check it freely.
Next, prepare to install. Confirm the installation options you selected previously and click Install. The installation takes some time, so just be patient.

I have a problem here because my system is Server 2016, which has Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 installed by default. So you just need to install a 64-bit C++ 2015. If an error is reported during the installation process, there will be a log record. See what error is reported in the log and solve it.

OK, after a while, the installation is complete.
Click to start vsphere Web Client to log in to vCenter.

Install VCSA

The first step is to mount its image.
Its installation is as simple as VIM installation. Mount its image on any Windows machine. I will continue the operation on Windows server 2016.

It’s a bit hard to find. Once found, double-click to open it.

After opening it, it will be its installation program. This one is no longer in Traditional Chinese. It is not set according to your system language. There is a language selection in the upper right corner.

There are installation, upgrade, migration, and restoration. Four major options. Today we are talking about installation.

Click Install.
The first one is an introduction. No action is required. Click to the next step.
Second: User License Agreement, check it, I accept the terms of the agreement, and click Next.
The third one is very similar to the above one, select the type of deployment. Or choose embedded PSC to deploy vCenter. Next step.

Fourth: This step is very important. The first item, the ESXi host or vCenter name, is very confusing. In fact, in this item, you need to fill in your ESXi IP, which means which ESXi your vCenter will be deployed on. Of course, the username and password below are also filled in with the ESXi account and password

When you click Next, there will be a certificate warning for verifying ESXi because of the SSH connection. Then verify the connection.

Fifth: Virtual machine name, what is the name of the virtual machine. Enter its account and password (the password must have security specifications, 123456 is definitely not acceptable). This is easy to understand. Next step

The sixth one is deployment size. There is a reference option below it. The size you choose will determine the size of the virtual machine you build. Generally, this is enough for a small company. My company has more than 260 virtual machines. The storage size is also the default.

Seventh: Select data storage, that is, ESXi storage. As you can see, my ESXi has a relatively large capacity and they are all SAS hard drives. There is a option to enable thin disk mode below, but of course I don’t enable it because I have enough disks, 8T. It’s still SAS10K. I made Raid5 + a hot spare disk. It is recommended not to enable it in production environments.

Eighth: Configure the network. Since the FQDN cannot be resolved by DNS, fill in the IP address. For the IP address, choose an unoccupied IP address as the IP address of VCenter. Then fill in the subnet mask, gateway, DNS, and leave the commonly used ports unchanged, and you're done. Continue to the next step.

Ninth: Confirm the information just now and click Finish.
Enter the deployment, it will create a Linux-based VCenter on your ESXi. It won't take too long, and it will be faster than Windows. If an error occurs during this process, there will be a prompt and you can download the installer log for analysis and troubleshooting.

Summarize

First of all, let me state a conclusion: vCenter 6.7 is not compatible with ESXi 5.5. I have tested this.
Linux-based vCenter is more stable than Windows-based vCenter.
VMware has to be said to be very powerful. If conditions permit, the cloud based on it is relatively stable.

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