To manage and configure the ESXi hosts in the additional workload domain and to provision tenant workloads from a centralized node, you must install and configure vCenter Server on the management cluster of Region A. You connect this vCenter Server instance to the Platform Services Controller pair that is available in the region to take advantage of the high availability of and to join the single vCenter Single Sign-on domain configured on the pair.

Procedure

  1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/ui.
    2. Log in by using the following credentials.
      Setting Value
      User name administrator@vsphere.local
      Password vsphere_admin_password
  2. To be able to deploy another vCenter Server instance, disable the lockdown mode on the sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local ESXi host in the management cluster.
    1. In the Navigator, click Hosts and Clusters and expand the sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree.
    2. Under the sfo01-m01-mgmt01 cluster, select sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local and click the Configure tab.
    3. Under the System section, select Security Profile and click Edit .
    4. In the sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local-Lockdown Mode dialog box, select Disabled and click OK.
  3. Start the vCenter Server Appliance Deployment wizard.
    1. Browse to the .iso file of the vCenter Server Appliance.
    2. Run the dvd-drive:\vcsa-ui-installer\win32\Installer.exe application file.
  4. To perform the first stage of the installation, complete the vCenter Server Appliance Deployment wizard.
    1. Click Install.
    2. On the Introduction page, click Next .
    3. On the End user license agreement page, select the I accept the terms of the license agreement check box and click Next.
    4. On the Select deployment type page, under External Platform Services Controller, select the vCenter Server (Requires External Platform Services Controller) radio button and click Next.
    5. On the Appliance deployment target page, enter the following settings and click Next.

      Setting

      Value

      ESXi host or vCenter Server name

      sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

      HTTPS Port

      443

      User name

      administrator@vsphere.local

      Password

      vsphere_admin_password

    6. In the Certificate Warning dialog box, click Yes to accept the host certificate.
    7. On the Select folder page, select sfo01-m01fd-mgmt and click Next.
    8. On the Select compute resource page, select the sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local host and click Next.
    9. On the Set up appliance VM page, enter the following settings, and click Next.

      Setting

      Value

      VM name

      sfo01w02vc01

      Root password

      compvc_root_password

      Confirm root password

      compvc_root_password

    10. On the Select deployment size page, select Large vCenter Server and click Next.
    11. On the Select datastore page, select the sfo01-m01-vsan01 datastore, select the Enable Thin Disk Mode check box, and click Next.
    12. On the Configure network settings page, enter the following settings and click Next.

      Setting

      Value

      Network

      sfo01-m01-vds01-management

      IP version

      IPv4

      IP assignment

      static

      FQDN

      sfo01w02vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

      IP Address

      172.16.11.67

      Subnet mask or prefix length

      255.255.255.0

      Default gateway

      172.16.11.253

      DNS servers

      172.16.11.5,172.16.11.4

      HTTP

      80

      HTTPS

      443

    13. On the Ready to complete stage 1 page, review the configuration and click Finish.
      The deployment is started.
    14. After the deployment finishes, to proceed to the second stage of the installation, click Continue .
  5. Complete the Install - Stage 2: Set Up vCenter Server Appliance wizard to complete the second stage of the installation.
    1. On the Introduction page, click Next.
    2. On the Appliance configuration page, enter the following settings and click Next.

      Setting

      Value

      Time synchronization mode

      Synchronize time with NTP servers

      NTP servers (comma-separated list)

      ntp.sfo01.rainpole.local

      SSH access

      Enabled

    3. On the SSO configuration page, enter the following settings and click Next.

      Setting

      Value

      Platform Services Controller

      sfo01psc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

      HTTPS port

      443

      SSO domain name

      vsphere.local

      SSO password

      sso_password

    4. On the Ready to complete page, review the configuration and click Finish.
    5. In the Warning dialog box, click OK.
    6. On the Complete page, click Close.
  6. Enable lockdown mode on sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local.
    1. Back in the vSphere Client, expand the sfo01-m01-mgmt01 cluster.
    2. Select sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local and click the Configure tab.
    3. Under the System section, select Security Profile and click Edit .
    4. In the sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local-Lockdown Mode dialog box, select Normal and click OK.