Preparing vCenter Server Appliance for first use
Just deploying the appliance wouldn't just make it available for use. The appliance has to be prepared so that it can be made available on the network and can be used to manage ESXi servers.
Getting ready
Power on the appliance virtual machine. The first screen after the boot is shown in the following screenshot:
At this screen you could select Login to log in to the appliance.
Note
The default username and password for the appliance are root and vmware.
The Quickstart Guide section of the first screen will show you the URL that should be used to connect to the web interface of vCenter Server Appliance. This web interface is not used to manage the ESXi server, but to configure the vCenter Server Appliance. The How to do it... section of this recipe will help you configure and prepare the appliance for its first use.
How to do it...
In this recipe we will learn how to perform the initial configuration and prepare the appliance for first use:
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