Do not click on “ since it is not going to work.
After the installation is completed, close the windows. The installation is going to take about 10 min, depending on your PC. If you get an error on this step, it is usually a network issue. On SSO configuration add vsphere.local as SSO domain name and create a password. Login with the root password, and proceed with the installation, leave everything as default. Click on Set Up to start stage 2, the installation. Click Advanced and then Proceed to - (unsafe). From your web browser, type the IP address of your new deployed VCSA and 5480 port. You will get an IP address based on your home network configuration and the VMnet0 settings. From the VCSA tab, pay attention that the FQDN and IP address shows “https” instead “http” and that is similar to the image below. You need to wait for a while until the VCSA is fully deployed before procced. The appliance will be imported into the Workstation library. Other options are not necessary at the moment click Next. From System Configuration input the root password of this VCSA. The next step is not required (immediately), but I prefer to do it here. On Properties, is where we need to decide what network mode options to use, DHCP or Static. Since the deployment is for a home lab, select the first option, Tiny vCenter Server with Embedded PSC, and click Next. Name the VCSA, change the storage path if desired and click Next. The Import Virtual Machine wizard will show up. In a home lab, your network and other testing infrastructure play an essential role in this decision. HowĪs you might already know, the network configuration is fundamental when you are deploying a VCSA, since it is susceptible to the use of DNS and FQDN. ova) file directly into Workstation as you do for any other VM. This "hack" is no longer a need in VMware Workstation 15 and newer versions now, you can import the VCSA (.ofv or. In previous VMware Workstation versions, you needed to hack one of the VCSA installation files in order to proceed with the deployment and set up. In a production environment, you should deploy VMware vCenter (VCSA) in the (usually physical) ESXi hypervisor. 
Needless to say that the idea to carry on the VCSA deployment directly in VMware Workstation is for a home lab, testing, and self-education. In this blog post, I use the first option, and I’ll show how to deploy VMware VCSA 6.7 U2 in VMware Workstation.
To deploy VCSA in a home lab, you have two options: Deploy the VM appliance directly in VMware Workstation or deploy a double-nested VM using Workstations and a virtual ESXi host. One key part of these decisions is how to deploy VMware vCenter (VCSA) in Workstation. When planning a VMware home lab, you’ll face some decisions regarding the configuration to use based on the resources and internal infrastructure you have.
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