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                 VMWARE vCenter Server Appliance 6.7
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This document provides information about the files stored in the
following packages:
VMware-VCSA-all-x.y.z-adcdefg.iso (DVD image).

NOTE: The package allows you to install, upgrade, or restore
VMware vCenter Server Appliance, or migrate vCenter Server for Windows to
a vCenter Server Appliance.

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FILES AND DIRECTORIES
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/vcsa                   vCenter Server Appliance data files

/vcsa-ui-installer      vCenter Server Appliance GUI installer

/vcsa-cli-installer     vCenter Server Appliance CLI installer

/migration-assistant    vCenter Server Migration Assistant


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INSTALL/UPGRADE/MIGRATE/RESTORE
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This section contains basic information on how to install, upgrade, or migrate
either by using the GUI installer or by using the CLI installer, and
how to restore using the GUI installer.

You can deploy the vCenter Server Appliance on a host running
ESXi 5.5 or later, or on a VCenter Server 5.5 or later instance by using:
a) The GUI installer, or
b) The CLI installer.

During deployment both methods collect user inputs, run validations, and
deploy the vCenter Server Appliance.

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GUI Installer
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The GUI installer systematically guides you through
install, upgrade, migrate or restore on Windows, Linux, or Mac.

*** Windows ***

Open Windows Explorer and in the vCenter Server Appliance installation
directory, navigate to the 'vcsa-ui-installer\win32' folder.

1) Double-click on the 'installer.exe' file, or
2) From the command line, type 'installer'.

You will be guided through the deployment process.

*** Mac ***

On Mac, the 'vcsa-deploy' file is in the 'vcsa-ui-installer/mac' folder.

1) Ctrl+click on the 'Installer' app, or right-click on it, and select
   Open from the menu. If you see a warning pop-up about 'unidentified
   developer', Click Open, or

2) From the terminal, type 'open Installer.app'.

*** Linux ***

On Linux, the 'vcsa-deploy' file is in the 'vcsa-ui-installer/lin64'
folder.

1) Double-click on the 'installer' file, or
2) From the terminal, type "./installer".

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CLI Installer
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You can run the CLI installer for install, upgrade or migrate
on Windows, Linux, or Mac.

*** Windows ***

Open Windows Explorer and in the vCenter Server Appliance installation
directory, navigate to the 'vcsa-cli-installer\templates' folder. Open
the 'vcsa-cli-installer\templates' directory. You can see a few
example files for common setups.

You can create new .json files or customize the existing templates
with all the inputs that fit your needs. Once you have a template file
that you want to use to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, in the
command line terminal, navigate to the win32 folder inside
'vcsa-cli-installer' and run 'vcsa-deploy {install|upgrade|migrate}
..\templates\{name of template json file}.json'. This command starts
the installation and you can see user-friendly status messages
notifying you about the progress and letting you know if anything
has failed.

*** Mac/Linux ***

The process is very similar to the process for Windows. Use the
template files the same way as you do on Windows.

The only difference is that the 'vcsa-deploy' file is in a different
folder:

On Mac, the 'vcsa-deploy' file is in 'vcsa-cli-installer/mac' .
On Linux, the 'vcsa-deploy' file is in 'vcsa-cli-installer/lin64' .

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Migration From vCenter Server Windows To Appliance
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VMware Migration Assistant helps simplify the migration process from
vCenter Server running on Windows to vCenter Server Appliance.
You can use either the GUI installer to perform migration or
the CLI installer for unattended migration.

Copy the Migration Assistant deliverable, whole directory
/migration-assistant to the vCenter Server Windows system and then
double-click on the executable, VMware-Migration-Assistant.exe and
provide the required inputs.

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External vCenter Single Sign-On or Platform Services Controller
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For external vCenter Single Sign-On or Platform Services Controller,
you must first upgrade/migrate the vCenter Single Sign-On or
Platform Services Controller instance, and then upgrade/migrate the
vCenter Server instance.

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More Information
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For more information and instructions on any of these tools, see the
vSphere Installation and Setup documentation, and
the vSphere Upgrade documentation as well.