VMware tutorial beginners Session 4 vCenter Server
In this video we will go through the fundamentals of vCenter Server understand the concept of what is PSC and some of its important functions. vCenter is the primary management tool for a VMware Administrator. We are going to download and install the vCenter Server.
Once successfully deployed, we will login to it and add a ESXi Host.
Agenda:
PSC ( Platform Services Controler)
vCenter with embeded PSC
vCetner with external PSC
Session 4 Download vCenter from www.vmware.com
Session 4 Learn how to install VMware vCenter Server 6.7
PSC (Platform Services controller) was introduced with vCenter 6.0
The Platform Services controller is responsible for the following infrastructure security functions
vCenter Single Sign-On,
licensing,
Certificate management, etc.
Deployment Type
Tiny (up to 10 hosts, 100 VMs) – 2 CPUs, 10 GB RAM.
Small (up to 100 hosts, 1000 VMs) – 4 CPUs, 16 GB RAM.
Medium (up to 400 hosts, 4000 VMs) – 8 CPUs, 24 GB RAM.
Large (up to 1000 hosts, 10,000 VMs) – 16 CPUs, 32 GB RAM.
X-Large (up to 2000 hosts, 35,000 VMs) – 24 CPUs, 48 GB RAM – new to v6.5.
Installation options
Install - for a new fresh installation
Upgrade - (6.0 or 6.5 to 6.7)
Migrate - (Windows)
Restore – corrupt vCenter
Links:
Blog: https://www.ibrahimquraishi.com
step by step process to install vSphere :https://ibrahimquraishi.com/2019/05/installing-vsphere-6-7-update-2/
Nested home lab: https://ibrahimquraishi.com/2019/04/nested-esx-6-7-for-home-lab/
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