vCenter SSO 5.5u2b HA for vCAC re-install STS service Unrecognized option: --install

[pizzle85]

im attempting to configure the vCenter SSO 5.5u2b in an HA config for use with vCAC 6.1. Im following the guide:

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vCloud/VMW-vRealize-Automation-61-Deployment-Guide-HA-Confi...

and have come to the end of the document where I am re-installing the STS service. when i attempt to execute the command:

“c:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Server - Java

Components\bin\java.exe” -cp “c:\Program

Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmware-sso\*;c:\Program

Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmware-sso\lib\*;.;*”

com.vmware.identity.installer.STSInstaller --install --root-cert-path

ssoserverRoot.crt --cert-path ssoserverSign.crt --private-key-path

ssoserverSign.key --retry-count 2 --retry-interval 30

(put into a single line and correcting the parentheses) i get the errors:

Unrecognized option: --install

Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.

Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

I have installed the SSO application on the E: drive so I updated the script to reflect "e" like so:

"c:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Server - Java Components\bin\java.exe" -cp "e:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmware-sso\*;e:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmware-sso\lib\*;.;*"com.vmware.identity.installer.STSInstaller --install --root-cert-path ssoserverRoot.crt --cert-path ssoserverSign.crt --private-key-path ssoserverSign.key --retry-count 2 --retry-interval 30

any suggestions?

[pizzle85 · Accepted solution]

i found the issue... there needs to be a space between ...;.;*" and com.vmware... The command from the document is missing that space. After executing the command:

"c:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Server - Java Components\bin\java.exe" -cp "e:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmware-sso\*;e:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmware-sso\lib\*;.;*" com.vmware.identity.installer.STSInstaller --install --root-cert-path ssoserverRoot.crt --cert-path ssoserverSign.crt --private-key-path ssoserverSign.key --retry-count 2 --retry-interval 30

the STS service re-installed properly.

[pizzle85]

it looks like someone just got lazy at the end of this set of instructions. The next three commands are all incorrect as well...