vCenter

How to install vCenter Server Appliance 6.0

          In today’s article, I will take you through the process of installing the latest version of vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA), 6.0 U1.   What is vCSA? The alternative to deploying vCenter Server for Windows comes under the guise of vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA), an optimized and preconfigured SUSE Linux Enterprise Server appliance. This deployment model reflects VMware’s stance with respect to virtualizing vCenter Server instead of going physical Having said that, there are many schools of thought out there advocating for running vCenter Server on a physical box. Admittedly, I too used to have some reservations about virtualizing vCenter on the lines of “why risk virtualizing the one thing managing my virtual environment?”. Thankfully, I have yet to stumble across an instance where I regret virtualizing vCenter save , perhaps, for the day went it all went south due to a storage outage. This left me… Read More»