Select the Network to connect the vCenter Appliance toĤ- Configure your vCenter Appliance Network Configuration.Logon to the vCenter Appliance VM Console using the default credentials (root/vmware).Run the following command: /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net.Choose option 6) Ip Address Allocation for eth0.Unless you are using IPv6 then hit n to skip configuring it.Enter the desired IP for your vCenter Appliance.Choose Option 2 to setup your gateway address.Choose option 3 to setup your VC HostName.Choose Option 4 to setup your vCenter Appliance DNS.Choose option 1 to close the network configuration.Type exit and hit enter to log out from the vCenter Appliance Consoleĥ- Now you can access your vCenter appliance management portal using: Note: default username and passwords for vCenter Appliance management portal are root/vmwareħ- On the Configure Options choose “Configure with default settings”Ĩ- Configure your Desired Database, I have went with embedded.For lab or if your environment is smaller than 100 hosts and 3000 VMs, embedded database is the way to go.

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