Im preparing for VCAP 6 Deployment exam & I have creating MS one note book for that.This include some of the practicals with steps and may be useful for others.
Please find the link of the onenote.
VCAP-6 Deployment one note package
Month: July 2017
VCAP-Objective 4.2-Storage Cluster,DRS,advanced settings
Backup & Restore Vcenter Appliance
Requirements
Need to download
Extract the file and copy to the linux appliance using winscp
If youre getting below error when copying files using winscp. Pls refer bellow url
We have to copy the files to the /tmp in the vcenter appliance
vsphere 6 vcenter component deployment
Steps for vCenter 6.0 Appliance Deployment
Mount the vCenter appliance 6.0 DVD and run the vcsa-setup.html file
Click on Install
Accept license agreement and click on “Next”
Enter the root credential of our esx host
Accept the certificate of esx host
Give a name for virtual appliance
In this lab scenario, we are going to install psc & vc in two different virtual appliances
Assign sso password, ssodomain name and Sso site name
Click on Next
Select datastore to install virtual appliance.
Assign an IP address, fqdn and other network related details.
Click on Next
Click on finish
Now we can start vcenter server appliance deployment. Process is same as as psc deployment
Enter our platofrm service controllers fqdn and sso administrator credential
Select the appliance size
Select the datastore for deployment
We are going to use embedded database(postgresql)
Click on finish
Once finish the installation, we can use vcenter fqdn or ip address to manage our vcenter
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