Part 3: VMware Virtualization Lab on my 2019 Mac Pro // Deploying vCenter Server Appliance - vCSA6.5

This is Part 3 of "Setting up VMware Virtualization Lab on my Mac Pro" Series. In this one, we deploy a vCenter Server Appliance vCSA (version 6.5 Update 3).
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Working on Part 4 as soon as I publish this one.
PART 1: Setup and initial deployment of a VMware ESXi host (hypervisor) in VMware Fusion
-- • Part 1: Setting up VMw...
PART 2: Deployment, Setup and Config of a Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller and DNS Server
-- • Part 2: VMware Virtual...
PART 3: Deployment and Initial Setup of VMware vCenter Server
-- THIS VIDEO
PART 4: Advanced Configuration of vCenter Server
-- • Part 4: VMware Virtual...
PARTS 4-400, Working on it ;)
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00:24 - Attaching vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) ISO via VMware Fusion
01:29- Deploying vCSA : Step 1 (initial config)
04:08 - Deploying vCSA : Step 1.1 (vSAN Configuration)
06:38 - Deploying vCSA : Network Settings
08:15 - Deploying vCSA : Speed-Up of Deployment Step 1
09:05 - Deploying vCSA : Snapshot (to preserve state)
09:28 - Deploying vCSA : Step 2 (NTP, PSC, SSO Domain)
12:54 - Deploying vCSA : Speed-Up of Deployment Step 2
13:53 - Logging into vCenter Server for the first time
15:46 - Configuring Automatic Startup for dc01 and vc
16:49 - Snapshotting vCSA VM (preserving state)
17:28 - Closing comments
... to be continued in Part 4
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