How to deploy VMware VCSA 6.

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Previously VCSA could manage 100 hosts, now maximum is 1000 . Also the maximum of
VMs managed by VCSA based vCenter has evolved. Now it s 10,000 VMw where previousl
y it was only 3000 VMs.
Note that the minimum RAM is 8Gb and in this configuration you can run up to 20
hosts with total 400 VMs. Here is a table showing different sizes of the applian
ce. The size can easily be adjusted during the deployment process.
VMware VCSA (vCenter Server appliance) is more robust and more scalable. Details
in my post which has the details of vCenter server 6.0 (Windows and Linux versi
ons). While deployment of Windows based vCenter server is probbably more usuall
in the enterprise, the VCSA isn t that popular just yet. The reason is certainly t
he previous limitations of VCSA, but which now dissapeared (almost).
Previously VCSA could manage 100 hosts, now maximum is 1000 . Also the maximum of
VMs managed by VCSA based vCenter has evolved. Now it s 10,000 VMw where previousl
y it was only 3000 VMs.
Note that the minimum RAM is 8Gb and in this configuration you can run up to 20
hosts with total 400 VMs. Here is a table showing different sizes of the applian
ce. The size can easily be adjusted during the deployment process.
Here is a table showing different sizes of the appliance. The size can easily b
e adjusted during the deployment process.
Here is a table showing different sizes of the appliance. The size can easily b
e adjusted during the deployment process.
The PSC has a built-in VMware Postgres database which is present in both types o
f installations. Linux and Windows. Additionally, the DB can be external DB such
as Oracle (in case of VCSA) or Microsoft SQL in the case of Windows. But we don t
see the SQL express which was limited to 4Gb of size anymore, even for small de
ployments. Check the bellow concerning the conversion of SQL express into vPostg
ress!
Quote from a claryfying post from VMware:
Supported databases for the windows installation are SQL 2008 R2, 2012 and 2014,
Oracle 11g and 12c as well as the option to use an embedded vPostgres database.
vPostgres on windows is limited to 20 hosts and 200 virtual machines. Upgrades
where SQL express was installed will be converted to vPostgres. The vCenter Serv
er Appliance supports embedded vPostgres at full scale, 1000 host and 10,000 vir
tual machines and is the recommended database for the vCenter Server appliance.
External Oracle 11g and 12c databases are supported as well for this release, lo
ok for these to be phased out in future releases.
PSC Internal or External
The Platform service controller can bedeployed as internal (embedded within vCent
er) or it can run as an external component to vCenter. The guidelines from VMwar
e says to use PSC as internal for up to 8 vCenter servers.
The other options would be to have PSC as an external (as a pool of PSCs) which
can load-balance the the service and so many vCenter servers are connecting to t
hat pool asking for the necessary services.
You can also plan mixed environment for PSC as it does not uses ADAM for replica
tion so there could be some Windows PSC replicating to Linux based PSCs
The PSC does not handle management of VMs, it s new service separated from invento
ry and management services.
Also, it s not only vCenter that can use the shared PSC and its services, but also
other products like vCOPs, vCloud Director, vCloud Automation Center.