Preparing for Deployment of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance

Before you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller appliance, you must download the vCenter Server Appliance installer ISO file and mount it to a network virtual machine or physical server from which you want to perform the deployment.

The machine from which you deploy the appliance must run on a Windows, Linux, or Mac operating system that meets the operating system requirements. See System Requirements for the vCenter Server Appliance Installer.