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This article will walk you thru installing the Vcenter 6.5 appliance step by step with screenshots First you will need to download the files which is an ISO format and once downloaded then you will need to extract the files.
Run the “installer.exe” file after the extraction
On the next screen where you will need to choose if it is an upgrade or a new install – in this case choose Install
Choose Next to deploy the appliance
On the next screen, you will get to choose what kind of platform architecture you need – for a small deployment choose “Embedded Platform Services Controller”
One this screen you will need to input the IP address/username/password of the ESX host where you would want to have the appliance installed
You will be prompted for certificate warning, click yes to continue
Set the appliance name and choose next
On this screen you can choose the deployment and storage size and details on what each size does is listed
Below is listed storage that is connected to the ESX server where Vcenter is beng installed
On the below screen you will need choose the Virtual switch where you want to have the VCenter connected and other details like name and Network addressing
Click finish to confirm and start the installation
You can see the progress by looking at the bar
