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• The virtual Center database

  Quick question, what will happen if you restored an older version of database virtual Center on the virtual Center Server.

  Would you lose all the virtual machines on the server at this point in time?

  Thank you

  Chris

  No, you won't lose all the virtual machines.

• Data loss Virtual Center Database migration sql 2000 2005

  Hi, (sorry for my bad English)

  I moved the db installation remote sql 2000 Server remote sql 2005. I basically followed these steps:

  To migrate a database from the server vCenter 2.5 of SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005:

  1. stop the vCenter Server service.

  2. stop the vCenter on SQL Server 2000 database.

  3 take a backup full database vCenter.

  4 copy the backup of the database to SQL Server 2005 host.

  5. create a new database on SQL Server 2005.

  6. restore the backup SQL 2000 vCenter database to the newly created database.

  7 correct permissions (same account, same password) see KB6565318

  8 native ODBC SQL connection change

  9. perform a change/repair Panel vCenter & gt; Add/Remove programs.

  10 in the Repair Wizard, I select custom and choose the newly created in SQL Server 2005 database.

  11 the authentication type used on SQL 2005 is the same as that used on SQL 2000.

  the license screen has an option box that says "I want to evaluate the product first," Setup does not correctly recognize the previous VirtualCenter database. » ???

  Now I can access the BDD via ODBC, and I am able to start the VC service. However, when I opened the client - I SEE NOTHING. Everything is gone. Totally empty. The data is still there well. I can go in sql 2005 and open the tables and see my hosts and virtual machines listed.

  Help, please.

  Thank you!

  I think that really there is a permission problem, but I'm not only deeply in SQL servers.

  Did you check for orphaned users?

  The permissions that are defined for the database of RESUMES?

  Kind regards

  Gerrit Lehr

  If you have found this or other useful information, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '.

• Virtualize the Virtual Center Database or not virtualize?

  Hi all

  This question might have been asked before but I figure I'll ask anyway... In our environment that we currently use SQL 2005 SP2 as our database server... This is a physical box and want to know what other people do with their DB server? You virtualize them or leaving them physical? Currently we have our Virtual Center Server as a virtual server on our cluster and I followed the guide of best practices, VMware revealed and don't see any problems with it but I am quite hesitant with DB server virtualization... Thoughts? Should do us it or not?  All the virtualized world their database of VC and have not had any problems?

  Thank you.

  See also this page for more specific information - case studies, white papers - on SQL Server.

  http://www.VMware.com/solutions/business-critical-apps/SQL/

• Migrate the Virtual Center databases

  I'll be moving on my DB Manager Update VM DB, composer DB VM and VM DB license to a new SQL 2005 server, virtual Center. Is it OK just to stop the services on the Virtual Center and DB SQL Server and then migrate the DBs to the new server? And then then recreate ODBC connections?

  Yes, I stopped services.  Also, see this KB, http://kb.vmware.com/kb/7960893 , it may be useful

• Update Manager and the configuration of Virtual Center database = 1 database or the database even?

  We have a small environment VMware - 2-3 hosts, only 5-6 virtual machines for now, perhaps upward at 10-12 during the 2009 year.

  I looked at VUM and VC sizing spreadsheets and it seems I can do VC and Crossover work of SQL Express 2005 for 1-3 years, I need patch storage etc. and know that I may need to upgrade.

  VC and VUM facilities create their own separate databases or they are combined to form 1 data base?

  Or I would be better to buy 1 license Standard SQL with the 10 Cal instead? (I know that this would put the scale easily.)

  Thank you, Tom

  If you let the VC and VUM installers create the databases on the instance of SQL SERVER 2005 Express (named SQLEXP_VIM), it will create separate databases for each (VIM_VCDB for vCenter) and VIM_UMDB for the Update Manager. It is possible to have both of them use the same database, if you need to specify the database and ODBC settings in the installer.

  Hope that helps! Please, help me by marking my response as "useful" or "correct", if you feel it is useful!

  -Amit

• Virtual Center - stop the database server

  Hi friends,

  I have a few questions about if the virtual Center database down. Please help gettting below answers

  -What are the activities I'm *NOT* not be able to perform in virtual Center

  -What are the activities that I will be able to perform in virtual Center.

  -Up to how many days I will be able to use virtual Center, even if the back-end database is down

  -What dates are passed, what is the impact

  Concerning

  Amul

  -Up to how many days I will be able to use virtual Center, even if the back-end database is down

  It's easy... as soon as your database goes down, Virtual Centre will drop.

  -What are the activities I'm *NOT* not be able to perform in virtual Center

  Virtually everything as deploy from models, vmotion, storage vmotion, user access through virtual center, backup solutions environment through virtual center management will not work until that recover you or re-create virtual venter and reattach the hosts.

  Basically things like high availability will work, you will be capable of powering the virtual computer (by connecting directly to the esx host) and to stop (as long as your license server is online). Your VM will also continue to funcrtion normally while the VC is in offline mode.

• From Consiglio Aggiornamento 4.1 to 5.5 con nuovo material (stesso virtual center)

  Buongiorno a tutti,

  NEI mesi dovro'usare has the aggiornamento della mia infrastruttura vmware as dalla 4.1 went 5.5 o 5.1

  Infrastruttura e formata da tre esxi 4.1 update3 che will be con sostituiti 3 nuovi host server. He Server Virtual Center invece continue ad essere current (W2008 R2 STD)

  MI ero fatto UN idea nei passi da seguire, my I wanted UN parere da voi che siete più FSE.

  1. He Aggiorno from Virtual Center 4.1 to 5.5 (non mi è chiaro to sono obbligato ad installare it componente SSO), dopo aggiornamento I miei 3 esxi 4.1 host continuano ad essere are ed andare dalla nuova versione 5.5
  2. Ø new da zero sui tre nuovi host the new version 5.5 e faccio esxi him varies configurazioni di rete e storage
  3. Sposto o magnobeam the machine virtual sul primo host 4.1 che voglio auswechseln
  4. Rimuovo the spento dal Cluster host
  5. Firstly it will accommodate 5.5 tramite al Cluster Virtual Center
  6. Non potendo usare he vmotion (material different) magnobeam the first virtual machine ed effetto of beat.
  7. Sul nuovo host effetto registrazioni delle virtul machine just to - register
  8. Procedo con i punti da 3A 7 per i Tribunali host
  9. Eseguo aggiornamento delle single virtual machine hardware
  10. Aggiorno da file system it VMFS3 a che VMFS5 da quanto ho capito e possibile farlo anche con macchine accese.

  Naturalmente prima di tutto cio, backup di all the macchine con e dei, del Virtual Center database.

  Grazie

  Ho solved it problema era the host name. Funziona tutto Adesso!

• Browsing databases of Virtual Center failed: could not connect to server NFC, can any body help me how to solve this problem please

  Browsing databases of Virtual Center failed: could not connect to server NFC, can any body help me how to solve this problem please

  Hi Mallik7, please try the following steps, you must succeed to solve the problem.

  To connect a client to vCenter directly to the ESX host error-free work.

  Files/etc/vmware/config the ESX host contain the lines:

  ------------------------------------

  authd.soapServer = 'TRUE '.

  prefvmx.consolidateDeleteNFSLocks = "TRUE" authd.proxy.vpxa - nfc = "vmware - vpxa:vpxa - nfc.

  Authd.proxy.vpxa - nfcssl = ' vmware - vpxa:vpxa - nfcssl.

  ------------------------------------

  This problem occurs when a carriage return is missing from/etc/vmware/config. To resolve this issue, go to edit/etc/vmware/config:

  1 make a backup of this file from the path - / etc/vmware/config, by running the following command:

  CP/etc/vmware/config/var/tmp /.

  2. edit/etc/vmware/config so that there is a return transport after the line:

  prefvmx.consolidateDeleteNFSLocks = 'TRUE '.

  While he reads the following:

  ---------------------------------------------

  authd.soapServer = 'TRUE '.

  prefvmx.consolidateDeleteNFSLocks = 'TRUE '.

  Authd.proxy.vpxa - nfc = "vmware - vpxa:vpxa - nfc.

  Authd.proxy.vpxa - nfcssl = ' vmware - vpxa:vpxa - nfcssl.

  ---------------------------------------------

  3. restart the management agent spend.

  Note: Make sure that you are not in your environment name resolution problems.

• Migration of the Virtual Center of SQL2005 database to a new server running SQL2008

  Virtual Center 2.5 Build 147633

  ESX hosts 3.5.0 143128

  Separate server database running SQL 2005

  We replace our SQL2005 server with a server SQL2008. We will migrate the database of VC on him. What are the steps on the side of Virtual Center. My plan is to:

  1. Backup the database

  2. Stopping VMWare services

  3. Migrate the database to SQL2008

  4. Change the Virtual Center ODBC connector to point to the new database server

  5. Restart the VMWare services.

  Is there anything, I'm missing or should be cautious?

  just note that, as of today, SQL 2008, is not a database supported for vCenter

  https://www.VMware.com/PDF/vi3_35/esx_3/R35/vi3_35_25_compat_matrix.PDF

• Unable to start the virtual Center after removal of the database

  Hello

  I've migrated my database of vc sql200O for sql 2008.

  The migration went smooth without error (I followed the vmware 7960893 kb). I changed the dsn system on the new server name.

  But when I try to start the virtual Center service that it fails.

  I get this error in the log:

  VDB::connection:TestConnection SQLExecute failed: S 42 02:208

  VDB::LockRepositoryHelper Missing table Vpx_dual

  Could not initialize the VMware VirtualCenter. Closing...

  Force the closure of VMware VirtualCenter now

  Someone at - it an idea?

  New server is win2008 64 bit thanks

  If anyone can confirm this?

  then of course, you have tested the connection, but you have not read the manual?

  NO, this is NOT supported, there is your problem.

• How to check what database is used by VMware Virtual Center?

  Hello

  I recently inherited a small environment and I was asked to upgrade ESX 3.5 to ESX 4.0. I'm not a person from the database, but how can I check what database is used by VMware Virtual Center? According to the guide to upgrade the MSDE database is not supported in ESX 4.0.

  I want to just make sure that we did not use this database. I looked in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Thanks to the system DSN, I saw that the drivers for Vmware Update Manager and Vmware Virtual Center are "SQL Native Client". Also registry editor, I watched HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-> SOFTWARE-> VMWARE, INC.-> VMware Virtual Center-> DB. Data on 'Vmware VirtualCenter' next to '1' and '4' is set to "SQL Native Client".

  So, how can I determine if the database used is not MSDE?

  Sorry for the stupid question, but I'm not so much with the databases...

  Thank you.

  Den...

  > So, how can I determine if the database used is not MSDE?

  MSDE does not remote databases.  ODBC Open, click System DSN, click Configure.  The listed database is that it uses, and if that is the name used for virtual center, this is the database in use.

• Virtual Center Sql 2005 MDF corrupted file need help... Backup had same drive... Yes, I'm serious...

  The mdf for my virtual Center vsphere4 db file sql 2005 is corrupted and can not be recovered. What is the best way to get back online? Any help would be great. I still have the FLA...

  the .ldf will contain the log files. If you have a corupt file, then you would be better to just create a new instance of the DB, change your ODBC settings and do a reinstall of the vCenter

  .. If you have a backup somewhere, you can restore, which will save you some difficulties in the reconstruction of your instance of vCenter together.

• Virtual Center upgrade to 5.0 U1 4.1 on the new machine

  Hello

  I don't see that this scenario in the upgrade documentation so wanted to clarify.

  Have currently Windows 2008 R2 server running Virtual Center 4.1 U1 and database resides on separate SQL 2008 Server.  Virtual Center Server has been improved 3 times now so eager to make a new update for Virtual Center 5.0 on a new server by keeping the existing database.  The data migration tool cannot be used because it is only for the migration of versions prior to version 4.1 U1.

  I'll do the following:

  Install a new server with new name/ip.

  Install Virtual Center 5.0 and create the DNS pointing to the existing SQL 4.1 database.

  -At this point is it ask me to upgrade the database?

  I have problems in doing this?  Will all of my existing hosts show as offline and must be reconnected and updated Virtual Center new server SSL certificates?

  Thanks in advance.

  Tony

  I'll do the following:

  Install a new server with new name/ip.

  Install Virtual Center 5.0 and create the DNS pointing to the existing SQL 4.1 database.

  -At this point is it ask me to upgrade the database?

  Yes, there will be an upgrade of the DB schema, so make sure you have a good backup. Make sure that you set up the system DSN from 64 bits to the correct address and test your connection to the DB before upgrading.  Also, make sure you have dbo on the VCDB and MSDB

  I have problems in doing this?  Will all of my existing hosts show as offline and must be reconnected and updated Virtual Center new server SSL certificates?

  If you change the host name and IP, your hosts may be in offline / not responding.  If you do a right click on it and "connect", they should return to the inventory very well.  (you may be prompted for credentials to the root)

  See also,

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1001493

• How to upgrade from Virtual Center 2.5 + SQL Server 2000 to vCenter 4.1 + SQL Server 2008 (R2)?

  I plan the upgrade of an existing VMware Infrastructure 3 (Virtual Center 2.5 + ESX 3.5) to vSphere 4.1, and I'm stuck in the Virtual Center Server upgrade and its back-end database.

  vSphere 4.1 is released only as a 64-bit software, so he needs a x 64 O.S.; This excludes an upgrade the existing server on-site.

  The plan is to install a new Server Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 (or 2008 R2 if taken in charge), migrate the database and install 4.1 on the server vCenter.

  The question: How can I migrate the database?

  When you perform an upgrade of Virtual Center vCenter 4.0 on-site, the database is automatically upgraded; but this isn't the case when you install a new server.

  VMware provides a utility to clear the existing database and import it into a new server, but it works only for SQL Server Express (which according to VMware must not be used in medium/large production environments); If this is not an option.

  I am unable to find a support procedure to perform this migration.

  Can someone please help?

  Massimo,

  I just went through it and found it to be a little pain simply because I forgot to VMware document simplicity...

  You are right, the 'migration' tool does support SQL Server Express, I don't know why and niether are the two VMware Tech Support Agents I spoke with.

  To anyone reading this. NOTE If you perform the upgrade / migration SQL Server Express via the Migration tool you MUST check the registry DbServerType key FIRST! If it is set on Custom Migration tools will ignore simply stages of database! See this VMware KB article for more information:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1024380

  Yes, it is the States 'failure', what he does not say, it is that the Migration tool will be 'Silencieusement Skip' your database.

  End of Migration tools do call a standard SQL Server T - SQL backup command. YAY! You don't have to upgrade your existing 32-bit vCenter Server, do first just in case backup/snapshot, then run through the upgrade as if you were going to use the 32-bit version in production. This step will apply to any database schema change.

  Build your brilliant new 64-bit server, install all of the bits and then use SQL Server Management Studio to make a backup of SQL Server 32-bit database and then restore it on your new 64-bit server. NOTE: Make sure that all SQL and vCenter services are stopped before proceeding with the backup and restore of the measures.

  After the restoration of the SQL on your new server it reboot and everything will come back to life just as it is only now with all 64 bit!

  Hope this Helps!

  Bill Hilburn, Senior Systems Engineer

  StoneAge, Inc.

  http://StoneAgeTools.com