I am going to do a couple of blogposts with “basic” workflows using the Web Client. Let me know if you find this useful or not… I will start with deploying the vCenter Server appliance and will assume you all know how to install ESXi. I prefer using the vCenter Server appliance in my lab as I can deploy it in minutes without the need to pre-install an OS etc. The following steps outline the import process of the vCenter Server appliance. Open the vSphere Client Click “File – Deploy OVF Template” Browse for the OVA file Provide a name for the to be imported virtual machine, in our case “vCenter-01” Select a datastore where this virtual machine should be stored Use the default Disk Format Provide the networking details like IP address, DNS, netmask etc. Finish the wizard During the reinstallation of my lab environment I ran in to this issue a couple of times. In my environment when I deploy the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (VCVA) I always got the following error on the remote console: No Networking Detected This seems to happen when I point my vSphere Client directly to a host and import the OVA. When you point your vSphere Client directly at a host you do not have the option to fill out the networking details in the OVF wizard. (At least I don’t…) When I point my vSphere Client to a vCenter Server and import the OVA I get the option to fill out the networking details. Log In to the VMware vCenter Server…