--- title: "vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller" date: "2017-04-03T16:36:20Z" tags: ["Appliance", "External", "vCenter Server"] categories: ["VMware"] --- ![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - Logo][1] In Today post I will focus on installation of vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller. As I am working with more complex customer environments there was a need to make my lab a bit more advanced as it was in the past. # Platform Services Controller 6.5 installation Let's start with Platform Services Controller 6.5 installation. After ISO download simply start installer using you favorite Operating System. I will use Windows based install. ## Platform Services Controller 6.5 installation - Stage 1 1. Once ISO has mounted start **installer**.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 1][2] 2. In the first step, we are informed that appliance deployment is a two stage process. The first stage is appliance deployment on the ESXi and second stage is a configuration of the deployed appliance.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 2][3] 3. As usual, we must accept End User License Agreement.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 3][4] 4. Now we must select **Platform Services Controller**. This will be external Platform Services Controller deployment.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 4][5] 5. In the next step, we must provide FQDN or IP address of ESXi host where Platform Services Controller appliance will be deployed.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 5][6] 6. If prompted, accept Certificate Warning.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 6][7] 7. In the next step, we must provide Virtual Machine name with the root password.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 7][8] 8. Choose datastore where Virtual Machine will be installed.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 8][9] 9. Choose Virtual Machine network. ***Important - you will need either vSS portgroup or vDS ephemeral PortGroup.*** ![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 9][10] 10. On the final screen, we see the summary of PSC deployment.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 10][11] 11. Click **Finish** to complete the first stage of the deployment.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 11][12] 12. Finally, we completed the first stage of the deployment.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 12][13] ## Platform Services Controller 6.5 installation - Stage 2 Once successfully deployed we can continue with the second stage of Platform Services Controller installation. 1. On the last screen, click **Continue** to proceed with the installation.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 13][14] 2. Choose if you want to synchronize Time with NTP servers or with ESXi and if you would like to enable SSH access.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 14][15] 3. On the next screen, select **Create a new SSO domain**.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 15][16] 4. Choose your SSO domain name, SSO username password and site name.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 16][17] 5. If you wish you can join Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 17][18] 6. On the last screen, we can review settings before finishing the wizard. Click finish to complete second stage deployment.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 18][19] 7. After few minutes we have installed **External Platform Services Controller.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 18][20] # vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 installation ## vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 installation - Stage 1 We are almost there. The next step is to install vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 and connect it to External Platform Services Controller deployed previously. 1. Let's start the installer again.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 20][21] 2. We must accept EULA.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 21][22] 3. Next step is quite important. We must select **vCenter Server**.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 22][23] 4. We must provide appliance deployment target.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 23][24] 5. We must specify the VM settings for the appliance.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 24][25] 6. We must choose vCenter Server deployment size. I will choose **Tiny** deployment which is sufficient for Lab.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 25][26] 7. We must select datastore for vCenter Server Appliance.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 26][27] 8. On the last screen, we need to provide IP address, FQDN, Subnet mask, default gateway and DNS server.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 27][28] 9. On the last screen, we can review settings which will be used for vCenter Server Appliance configuration.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 28][29] 10. Once we click **Finish** Virtual Machine deployment starts. 11. After a while, vCenter Server Appliance deployment is finished.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 29][30] ## vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 installation - Stage 2 1. Click next on the first screen.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 30][31] 2. Choose if you wish to enable SSH access and provide NTP server for time synchronization.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 31][32] 3. Provide SSO details from previously deployed Platform Services Controller.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 32][33] 4. SSO domain settings will be checked and at the last screen, we can review vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Stage 2 settings.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 33][34] 5. Once we click **Finish** configuration will be applied on vCenter Server Appliance and all services started.
![vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller - 34][35] ## Summary We deployed one **External Platform Services Controller** with vCenter Server Appliance. In my Lab, I will deploy one more Platform Services Controller and one additional vCenter Server Appliance. [1]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-logo.webp [2]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-1.webp [3]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-2.webp [4]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-3.webp [5]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-4.webp [6]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-5a.webp [7]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-6.webp [8]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-7a.webp [9]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-8.webp [10]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-9.webp [11]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-10a.webp [12]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-11.webp [13]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-12.webp [14]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-13.webp [15]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-14.webp [16]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-15.webp [17]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-16.webp [18]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-17.webp [19]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-18.webp [20]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-19.webp [21]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-20.webp [22]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-21.webp [23]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-22.webp [24]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-23.webp [25]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-24.webp [26]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-25.webp [27]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-26.webp [28]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-27.webp [29]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-28.webp [30]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-29.webp [31]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-30.webp [32]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-31.webp [33]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-32.webp [34]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-33.webp [35]: /images/uploads/2017/04/vcenter-server-appliance-6.5-with-external-platform-services-controller-34.webp