Minimum hardware requirements for vCenter
6.0
1. Run the vCenter Server
installer
2. Click on Next
3. Accept license agreement and
click next
4. Select deployment type and click Next
5. Choose System Network Name and
click Next
6. Provide the Single Sign-On
Configuration [If you are putting password, make sure your password meets the
password complexity requirements]
Password complexity requirements
7. Select the service account
under which you want to run the vCenter Service
8. Select your vCenter Database
Configuration
9. Configure the network ports to
use [leave default if you don’t want to change any]
10. Choose the installation
destination folder
Note: The vCenter Server with an embedded Platform services
Controller installation requires about 18GB of free space on the installation
drive.
11. Review settings and click on Install
12. Below are few snapshots of installation progress
13. Click launch vSphere Web Client
to start using it and hit finish the installation
14. Access your new vCenter in the
vSphere web client
