Install a vCenter Server instance in the management cluster. Use the GUI mode in the vCenter Server installer to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance.

For installation steps, see Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup.

Procedure

  1. Deploy vCenter Server Appliance on an NFS datastore.

    If you do not have the NFS datastore, deploy the vCenter Server on a single-host vSAN cluster. During Stage 1 of the vCenter Server deployment, when you select a datastore, click 'Install on a new vSAN cluster containing the target host'.

  2. Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance TCP_MGMT_VC using the embedded Platform Services Controller as the identity source. The appliance uses the default embedded database.