vCenter Server instances can be deployed in various modes, depending on the location of Platform Services Controllers:
PSC and vCenter offers number of services. Let's have a look at those services and their functions:-
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vCenter
Server with an embedded Platform Services Controller
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vCenter
Server with an external Platform Services Controller
PSC and vCenter offers number of services. Let's have a look at those services and their functions:-
You cannot
distribute these vCenter Server functions across multiple servers.
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VMware vCenter Single Sign-On = To
Forward the authentication requests.
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VMware License Server = Provides
centralized License management
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Lookup Service For Component
Registrations = It holds information of the products those are integrated.
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Certificate Authority (VMCA) = VMware
CA provisions each ESXi host, each vCenter Server service, each machine in the
environment, and each solution user with a certificate signed by VMware CA
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Certificate Store (VECS) = VMware
Endpoint Certificate Store (VECS) serves as a local (client-side) repository
for certificates, private keys, and other certificate information that can be
stored in a keystore.
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VMware Directory Services (VMDIR) =
It provides directory services with vSphere.local domain in this environment
although from version 6 this domain name can be any name of your choice.
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vSphere Web Client = It is used to connect with vCenter and manage the vCenter by using Web Browser that is supported by VMware
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Inventory Service = It stores vCenter application and inventory data and enables you to search this data across linked vCenter Instances
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VMware vSphere Auto Deploy = It provides stateless and stateful deployments of ESXi
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vCenter Server support tool = This provides Kernel dump Collection by collecting them over the network.
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VMware vSphere Syslog Collector = This is Centralized log collection tool from vmware to redirect the multiple esxi host logs to centralized location
For more info refer VMware Documentation
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