Installing vCenter on a Windows platform
vCenter and all its components can be installed on a supported Microsoft Windows operating system. In the previous section Laying the foundation for a vCenter deployment we learnt about the different deployment models and system requirements for a vCenter installation. In this section, we will cover the installation of vCenter and PSC separately. The installer can handle the installation of PSC and vCenter if you choose to deploy a PSC-embedded deployment model. But in most enterprise data centers customers would choose to deploy PSC separately. Hence, we will cover the installation of the PSC first and then install vCenter Server.
Installing PSC on a Windows machine
VMware PSC can be installed on a machine (physical or VM) running a supported version of Windows Server 2008 or 2012 64-bit operating system. The PSC installer is located on the ISO image for vCenter. The ISO downloaded can either be mounted to a virtual machine or burned to a DVD if you...