The VMware vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (vCSA) offers many features of the Windows
application version.
Which of the following features is only available on the Windows application version of vCenter?
A.
Host Profiles
B.
Template and clone customization
C.
Active Directory authentication
D.
IPv6
Explanation:
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsp_vc50_u1a_rel_notes.html
•vCenter Server Virtual Appliance does not support IPv6
Although the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance Web console has an option to configure IPv6,
vCenter Server Virtual Appliance does not support IPv6 configuration.Workaround: Do not
set or change IPv6 configuration on the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance Web console.
Note
vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by IP address only if the IP address is IPv4-compliant. To connect to a vCenter Server system in an IPv6 environment, you must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or host name of the vCenter Server
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-25FCBA87-5D2F-4CB6-85D7-88899B4AC174.html?resultof=%2522%2576%2543%2565%256e%2574%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2576%2563%2565%256e%2574%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2553%2565%2572%2576%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2573%2565%2572%2576%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2556%2569%2572%2574%2575%2561%256c%2522%2520%2522%2576%2569%2572%2574%2575%2561%256c%2522%2520%2522%2541%2570%2570%256c%2569%2561%256e%2563%2565%2522%2520%2522%2561%2570%2570%256c%2569%2561%256e%2563%2522%2520%2522%2549%2550%2576%2536%2522%2520%2522%2569%2570%2576%2536%2522%2520
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The following features are not supported by the VMware vCenter Server Appliance.
■
Linked Mode
■
Microsoft SQL Server as a supported local or remote database
■
DB2 as a supported remote database
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-0B9988FF-5FB6-4656-9C58-EE3617B57E90.html?resultof=%2522%2576%2543%2565%256e%2574%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2576%2563%2565%256e%2574%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2553%2565%2572%2576%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2573%2565%2572%2576%2565%2572%2522%2520%2522%2556%2569%2572%2574%2575%2561%256c%2522%2520%2522%2576%2569%2572%2574%2575%2561%256c%2522%2520%2522%2541%2570%2570%256c%2569%2561%256e%2563%2565%2522%2520%2522%2561%2570%2570%256c%2569%2561%256e%2563%2522%2520