VIRTUAL LAB – PART 5 – vCenter Setup

So my VCSA is now up and running, I just need to go into vCenter and do some config

• Licenses
• Create Datacenter, add Hosts etc..

First thing to do is log in using URL structure: https:////vsphere-client

NOTE: If you just go to the IP of your vCenter it will give you options to use either HTML5 or Flash

I selected the Flash client which uses the URL above

To login the Username structure is administrator@domainname

License

First thing I see is Expired or Expiring Licenses – now I have these from my VMUG Advantage so I will enter these by selecting Manage your licenses

Select Licenses and the Green Plus Icon to enter your licenses and click Next

The next screen will Validate these and give you the chance to rename – click Next and confirm with Finish

Im now licensed for my vCenter instance and also 6 CPUs worth of ESXi

Create Datacenter, add Hosts etc..

Select the Home button and select Hosts and Clusters

First thing to do is Create Datacenter – select the link

Give it a name and click OK

Once that is complete, select Add a host

Enter the Host name or IP and click Next

Enter Admin (ESXi root) credentials and click Next

Select Yes for the Security Alert

Click Next on the Summary

I assigned my vSphere License on the Next step and selected Next

I left Lockdown Mode Disabled and clicked Next

I left the defaults for VM location and clicked Next

And selected Finish

Repeat for all hosts.  Now I have my 2 ESX Hosts in vCenter and I will look to do the Networking and Storage soon