hafeezpashamoha
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VCenter 5.5 deployment

Hi,

Deploying a new vCenter 5.5 from scratch for our new datacenter. VC is added to AD domain (for example tcgms.int) and the FQDN is shown as VCentername.<domain name>. During SSO install prerequisite check picks domain name automatically. We also have a public DNS and would like to use this for lookup service and other vCenter 5.5 registrations and unfortunately, i cannot get this working.

Internal DNS zone : tcgms.int

External : virt.xxx.xxx.net

i have added host entry and uninstalled various times without a clue how to get this working.

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vmrulz
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Any reason you're not going with the VC appliance? It is the future and a lot easier to manage than another windows server or two.

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raog
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Not clear on what you want to do here.. do you want SSO to pick up vrt..xxx.net as the FQDN?

Regards

Girish

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hafeezpashamoha
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vmruiz, we do not want to go VC appliance way due to business reasons. hence this is out of equation


raog, to give you more background, we have lots of vCenter 5 deployments across DC's and this is the first time i am deploying 5.5.

As per VMware, the way to install vCenter server is to get SSO -Web Client -Inventory Service -vCenter server. We decide to use vCenter custom install with SSO + Web  Client and another VM for vCenter Inventory + vCenter Server.

I have installed VM with Win2012 OS and added to our internal domain (TCGMS.INT). Happy so far.

We also have a public facing domain (xyz.net) which has DNS servers facing internet and zone lookup. As its easy to manage vCenter components from public network, we wish to use this zone for DNS resolution.

But, when i join the SSO VM to TCGMS.INT domain, the FQDN of this VM automatically refers thorugh internal domain. ex. SSO.TCGMS.INT where as we wish to install SSO to refer SSO.XYZ.NET and i can't find any way to change this behaviour (see screenshot attached earlier).

I am sure others out there have similar setup as we have and might have managed to get this working. Or may be i am not following the right path. Appreciate any advice.

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wmarusiak
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You can add later on additional identity sources into your SSO.Add a vCenter Single Sign On Identity Source

Best Regards, Wojciech https://wojcieh.net
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Madmax01
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Hi theire,

Hm i really not quit sure if that is supporting Vmware. Because once installing the SSO during "Domain User Session" > then he add the current Domain as AD Identity. So he is asking the Domain Servers.

i never tested it and don't know if that works.

But theoreticly you could manipulate the local Hosts file of you're Windows 2012 maschine to change the FQDN to xxxx.net Smiley Wink. Because he is asking the local Hosts first before asking the DNS.

Best regards

Max

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