#Vmware vcenter appliance 6.0 install
#Vmware vcenter appliance 6.0 manual
#Vmware vcenter appliance 6.0 password

Since my lab is small, I decided to install vCenter Server with embedded platform services controller.

#Vmware vcenter appliance 6.0 password

Next, I needed to provide with appliance name, and password for the root user of vCenter Server appliance:

Since I did not change the certificate on ESXi host after install, I am presented with expected certificate warning where I chose to accept the self-signed certificate and continue: Since my home network only uses ISP provided router as DNS server, I used the IP address for the target ESXi host and provided root credentials: I proceeded with вЂњInstallвЂќ option, which presented 11 step process dialog: I was now presented with install/upgrade option for vCenter Server appliance:

After completing the Client Integration plugin install, I launched the vcsa-setup.html file again, and allowed the integration plugin to be launched: The installer was now happy and willing to proceed. You can end those processes from task manager manually: For reference, the file is located in вЂњvcsaвЂќ folder and is named вЂњVMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.exeвЂќ.Д¬uriously, even after closing all browser windows, the installer kept asking me to close all browser windows! Notoriously, atleast on my laptop, IE processes have bad habit of hanging around even after closing all windows. Refresh the page to try again.ДЄt this point, I closed the browser (Client Integration Plugin installation will require browser to be closed) and launched the Client Integration installer which is included on the downloaded ISO.

#Vmware vcenter appliance 6.0 manual

ItвЂ™s a manual step and until it is complete, step 2 wonвЂ™t be successful and you will get the following error:Дetecting Client Integration PluginвЂ¦ Timed out. Note that it expects you to install Client Integration Plugin 6.0. Once mounted, I opened vcsa-setup.html file. Mounting ISO is as simple as double clicking the downloaded VCSA ISO file. Simple out of the box install.ДЇirst, I mounted the VCSA ISO on my management machine running Windows 8.1. Worth noting that at this point, I only have one ESXi host installed with no additional configuration. In the past, I have used vCenter server installation media for Windows server but this time I decided to try the appliance instead. Installing vCenter server right after installing the first host would allow me to do that. Not only that, I wanted to put in the infrastructure configuration in place before installing all the other hosts so I can achieve a level of consistency across the board. This would allow me to manage the hosts I install later as well as the first host I installed moments ago. As I finally got around to installing first VMware 6.0 host in my lab environment, I decided to follow-up the installation of vCenter server appliance.