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vSphere 6.0 – What’s New in vCenter Server 6.0

Mohammed Raffic

In vSphere 6.0, you will notice considerably new terms, when installing vCenter Server 6.0. As similar to the previous versions of vCenter Deployment, You can install vCenter Server on a host machine running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later or you can deploy vCenter Appliance (VCSA). With vSphere 6.0, There are 2 different Deployment Models:

One of the Considerable Change, you will notice with  installation is deployment models and embedded database. Embedded database has been changed from SQL express edition to vFabric Postgres database. vFabric Postgres database embedded with the installer is suitable for the environments with up to 20 hosts and 200 virtual machines and virtual center server 6.0 continuous to support Microsoft and Oracle Database as external database. with upgrades, where SQL express was installed will be converted to vPostgres. Let’s review the System requirements for the installation:

Supported Windows Operation System for Installation:

 Supported Databases for Installation:

vCenter Server 6.0 Components:

There are two Major Components :

vCenter 6.0 Deployment Models:

vSphere 6.0 introduces two deployment model. virtual center server with external Platform Services Controller and  with an embedded Platform Services Controller.

vCenter with an embedded Platform Services Controller:

All services bundled with the Platform Services Controller are deployed on the same host machine as virtual center Server. virtual center Server with an embedded Platform Services Controller is suitable for smaller environments with eight or less product instances.

vCenter with an external Platform Services Controller:

The services bundled with the Platform Services Controller and virtual center Server are deployed on different host machines.You must deploy the VMware Platform Services Controller first on one virtual machine or host and then deploy virtual center Server on another virtual machine or host. The Platform Services Controller can be shared across many products. This configuration is suitable for larger environments with nine or more product instances.

That’s it. I hope this post helps you to understand the few of the New features and components available with virtual center server 6.0. Thanks for reading!!!. Be social and share it in media,if you feel worth sharing it.

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