If you configure your vCSA to use an external instance of Single Sign On (SSO), the external SSO instance must be hosted on another vCenter Server Appliance it cannot be hosted on a Windows machine.

The vCSA embedded postSQL DB supports 5 hosts / 50 virtual machines, with an Oracle DB the vCSA can support 1000 hosts and 10,000 vms.

Versions 5.0.1 and 5.1 of the vCSA uses PostgreSQL for the embedded database instead of IBM DB2, which was used in vCenter Server Appliance 5.0. The vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) is a pre-configured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services. What is VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) ? Provides centralized control and visibility at every level of virtual infrastructureĭelivers the security and availability of vSphere through automated proactive managementĮmpowers a broad partner ecosystem to extend virtualization capabilities VMware vCenter Server, formerly VMware VirtualCenter, manages VMware vSphere environments allowing IT administrators simple and automated control over the virtual environment to deliver infrastructure with confidence. VMware vCenter Server provides a centralized and extensible platform for managing virtual infrastructure. I will also show how to access the vSphere Web client once the installation is completed.īefore I start, It should be good to revisit the definition of VMware vCenter. In this post I will describe how I installed and configured vCSA in my Home Lab from the vSphere Client. Deploying and Configuring vCenter Server Appliance 5.1

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