Installation of vCenter Server 4 on Windows 7

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• Installation of vCenter Server on Windows 2008 Server R2

  Hi all

  I have the bits for vCenter 2.5 5 update and I try to install on a new Windows 2008 Server R2.  When I select the server option he returned that ports 80 and 443 are to use (which they are) and then advises to use the custom option.  I select custom and it indicates that the server cannot be installed and the client is available to install.  I'm missing something here, and vCenter Server will not install on R2?

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  Anthony

  Hi Anthony,.

  vCenter 2.5 U5 cannot be installed on Windows 2008 Server R2.

  Please see page no. 15 of the http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf

  Thank you.

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• ESXi installation before vCenter Server?  How can I get vCenter Server on a virtual machine on ESXi servers?

  My plan for a new vSphere Essentials Plus 5.5 U2a installation is to have the vCenter Server on a virtual machine on the servers of the host on which is installed ESXi.  However, all the installation instructions I found indicate the user to first install the vCenter Server.  How can I get vCenter Server on a virtual machine on ESXi servers?

  Thank you for your help.

  Hi munkyman welcome to communities.

  After you have installed your first ESXi host, open a browser and go to https://your-ESXi-ip-or-FQDN

  You can download the vSphere Client here. It is a windows application that you can install on your desktop. It is often referred to as the "c# Client vSphere" in communities and blog posts, because it is a new implemented in the vCenter Server Web client.

  But for the beginning, install the vSphere Windows Client. You can then launch it and connect directly to your ESXi host. Here you can create your first virtual machine, which can be the VM vCenter (installation of Windows or device, that is you).

  You can use the web client or connect to the Server with the client c# vSphere vCenter VCenter runs.

  Tim

• VMWare vCenter Server Appliance / 2012R2 Windows domain

  Hi all
  I've recently updated my domaincontrollers to R2 2012 WIndows, and I installed vCenter on a vm through the ovf appliance. After you have configured the vCenter in the web gui, I can join the domain successfully and the virtual center appears in the field. After a restart of the virtualcenter, I'm not able to find the field in the client to vcenter under permissions. (version vCenter: VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.5.0.5101-1398493)

  Someone at - it a tip on how to fix this?

  You must login to webclient using [email protected] and navigate to the SSO configuration. Select your ad that you added and make this default domain. This makes the announcement should appear in the menu drop-down.

• What will be lost if I perform a new installation of vCenter Server?

  Hello

  We tried to upgrade our existing vCenter Server 4 to 5 without success.  The VC Server service is not able to start up.

  VMWare support staff has suggested us to perform a new installation.  We would like to know what information will be lost and must be reconfigured to the new vCenter Server?  We are OK to do not keep permeable Performance data.

  Thank you

  What you lose depends on what you have in vCenter.

  Models, Folders, Cluster configurations, pools of cluster resources, HA/DRS configurations, alarm settings

  clusters to store data, storage profiles, profiles of the host, historical events,

  If you use the vNetwork distributed switch,

  vCenter Distributed switching configurations will not exist in the new facility and

  need to be rebuilt before adding the hosts;   You'll probably need to convert those back

  the standard vSS on the hosts temporarily before adding them to the new vCenter...

  Basically... you lose all configuration except the configuration stored locally on the host computers.

  It is essentially the list of virtual machines and the stuff you see in the 'configuration' tab when you click

  a host.

  You will need to add the hosts as one of the steps in the installation of the new Victoria Cross.

  You will have the virtual machines stored on the host and resource pools that existed

  on the host at the time, vC was lost.

  However, when you move the hosts in a cluster, the 'Home' resource pools

  will be deleted.

• Displacement of the ESX 4.0 host a VCenter server in different Windows domain

  Hi people,

  Current situation: two ESX 4.0 host controlled by a VCenter 4.0 Server (Cluster) within a Windows Server 2003 - field. All the user access control is done with the users in the domain of the old domain. The cluster and all the VMS are running fine without any problem.

  There is a Windows 2008 domain. We want to set up a new server VCenter 4.0 inside the new domain and move both ESX 4.0 hosts to the new cluster / VCenter Server 4.0.

  What is the right way to do it without block me out Vcenter / ESX?

  1) implemented the new vcenter one create a cluster

  (2) removing both the old cluster ESX servers

  (3) joining the two ESX servers to the new cluster

  (4) granting the domain users from access to the new domain to virtual machines...

  Is it really that easy?

  Should which accounts I include both ESX hosts to the new vcenter/cluster? The root-password? We have forgotten, but there is a way to reset it (single user mode), this shouldn't be a big problem.

  Thank you for your kind support,

  Wolfgang

  You must add the hosts to the new cluster through their DNS names and supply the root password when prompted.

  Make sure that select "piggyback pools of resources of the host" If you want to keep your pools on the new vCenter. To do this you must enable DRS in the new cluster too.

• Beste do bei der Installation von vCenter Server 4.0

  Hallo,

  bin just den vCenter Server 4.0 dabei zu installieren. Wanted dafur wissen aber was die beste do ist. Should ich eine VM einen der beiden ESX Server installieren auf mit Windows XP or Windows Server 2003/2008 und dann das vCenter is? Oder should're auf einer additional physical Maschine laufen (wurde mir lack material nicht so gefallen) Oder gibts noch not ganz andere idea (z.B. auf den Arbeitsplatzrechner a ich aber jetzt weniger think evil)

  denke das beste ist eine VM mir mit Wndows Server 2003 und dann den vCenter Server 4.0 is isntallieren?

  Grüße

  UFER

  If meine Antworten richtig oder aid mixed breast, bitte um die Punkte der assignment.

  Danke!

• A domain on the server vCenter Server installation causes vCenter Server fails to start

  Hi guru,.

  Well I tried for a while, to get my vCenter Server to work with my newly created domain name and at least i did not have much luck. It seems that every time that

  I have create a new domain and restart the system. For the VirtualCenter Server service fails to start on reboot. I checked my odbc connection and test works very well.

  I am able to log in microsoft management studio without problem. But still, the service does not start I understand I can meet here, it's probably a

  with my database permissions issue.  However I can't seem to find the answer by myself if I m hoping to hear some suggestions from all of you who help on this.

  Thanks for the replies!

  Sean

  Uh, you have not installed vCenter on the same server that is running your domain controller you have?

  ADAM and cannot run on the same machine AD.

  If it is installed on the same computer that your DC - get a new machine for VC - this configuration will never work. (minimum supported ram is 3 GB.)

  We see in the newspapers that ADAM is not from, and that's why VC fails to start as well.

  Failed to get all pages of search results: 0xa (a reference was returned by the server).

  Couldn't find OU = container of Instances.  This may indicate a problem with the LDAP permissions for the execution account VirtualCenter, or that the schema is not compatible with this version of VirtualCenter.

  Unable to run the search for the instance

• going from 3.5 to 4 with a new installation of vcenter Server

  Hey

  We want to use a new server and a new installation of virtual center 4 to connect to our existing ESX 3.5 servers. am I right in thinking I can disable DRS and HA, then simply disconnect them from the old server and connect them to the new server? (I'm not worried about performance data at all)

  then we will upgrade the tools of virtual machine on virtual machines and then the real hosts go to 4.

  its ok?

  see you soon

  Here is the information that I have followed the vCenter of moving to a new server. Worked like a charm. Let me know if you need anything that anyone else.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/5850444

• installation of VMware server 2 on Windows XP disabled multiuser mode

  I just installed VMware server 2 on my Windows XP machine and it seems to have disabled the multi user mode.  When I rebooted, the home screen is no longer present and I can't turn it back on.  Is this known behavior or something I can turn off?  It is even supported under XP?

  The product is not technically supported under XP or Vista is a server product but a lot of people seem it work very well.

  What about Fast User Switching (FUS), refer to this article - allow quick user on the Windows host change

  Guy Leech

  VMware vExpert 2009

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• Installation of VMware Server 1 on Windows 7 as host

  I use Windows 7 as main OS for some time now and can't get VMware to work, I tried version 2 but no luck either. Version 1 Server Console will appear even, it needs a heart of CPU 100% usage and nothing happens after that, I tried to wait 20 minutes. Admin rights and compatibility mode did not turn, anyway. Y at - it advice or a workaround?

  BTW. I prefer really 1 server, but will use the server 2 If no other option

  Thank you!

  No, using as any other application.

  A tip for you that I take the discovery time is start Server Console always "as Administrator".

  You can't change some settings, include wise other network settings.

  I use a Linux VM to software development, my own Linux server in my book.

• Not vCenter Server running on Windows Server 2008?

  If so are there any known tricks or questions?

  Greg

  as of today, it is not supported

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

• Connecting to vCenter Server 4.1 - new installation

  VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-348481

  VMware vSphere Web Access Version 4.1.0 Build 426686

  VMware vCenter Server Version 4.1.0 Build 491557

  VMware vSphere Client Version 4.1.0 Build 491557

  I used vSphere Client to access a single ESXi host for some time.  No problem with the single host management.

  It is my first installation of vCenter Server (on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 7601 Service Pack 1).

  As Microsoft IIS Web server was already running on this host, I used alternative ports for tomcat services:

  80 > 8080

  443 > 446

  Web Services-> 8081

  When I connect to localhost:446, I can open a vSphere Web Access session and see the following:

  

  How to contact the ESXi host and view its inventory this server?

  Then I tried using vSphere Client to administer the server vCenter Server, but cannot connect.  The error is:

  "A communication error has occurred when sending data to the server. (The underlying connection was closed: an unexpected error occurred on a send.) »

  It doesn't matter if I run the Client vSphere on the same host as the center of vSphere, or a remote host.

  I tried to use the IP addresses and host names.  No difference.

  I have disabled the firewall on the host vSphere Center.  No difference.

  Both host ESXi and vCenter Server have valid license keys.

  What should I do to get vSphere Client to connect to the server from vSphere?

  Hello

  I change ports instead IIS as vCenter server, but if you use port 446 you specify port (446) thatcustom in vSphere client as well. In the field of connection for the vSphere client

  How to contact the ESXi host and view its inventory this server?

  After establishing the connection with vCenter server, you must create the object data center and add your ESXi autonomous server to vCenter server. After you will see ESXi inventory in vCenter server

  See you soon
  Artur
  

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• Problems after installing vCenter has 5.1 - no vCenter Server found

  Sorry, I'm new to this and I'm having a problem installing vCenter 5.1 has on Windows Server 2008 R2 by using the simple installation.  After completing the installation without mistakes, I starts the Web Client vSphere, connect and it comes up with no vCenter server and a message that says "to get started installation is a vCenter Server system or permission to access an existing vCenter Server system.  I'm on my 4th time well and it is consistent in the result, so I figure I should ask.

  If it's important, Windows Server is not a member of Active Directory, DNS works forward and reverse, I tried the IP address and FQDN name.

  I don't know where to be troubleshooting it.  It is my first installation of vCenter. I checked all the services, and they are running.

  I watched some log files and it seems pretty clear that something is trying to talk about something and is to be rejected, but I have no idea why.

  Anyone have any suggestions?

  Thank you

  It's the eam.log

  INFO | 2012-11-05 16:47:27, 165. EAM-0 | VcConnection.java | 128. Connecting to vCenter as the extension of com.vmware.vim.eam
  INFO: 2012-11-05 16:47:27, 898 | eam-0 | VcConnection.java | 224. Login to https://sdkTunnel:8089/sdk/vimService via vCenter proxy http://localhost: 80
  ERROR: 2012-11-05 16:47:30, 269: eam-0 | VcConnection.java | 267. Communication with the server vCenter Cause Error: org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: connection to http://localhost: 80 refused
  ERROR | 2012-11-05 16:47:30, 269 | EAM-0 | VcListener.java | 309. No connection to the server vCenter - retry in 10 seconds

  It's the vws.log

  [2012-11-05 16:49:47, 565 VwsInit INFO com.vmware.vim.vws.VwsContextListener] VWS started.

  [2012-11-05 16:49:49, 031 com.vmware.vim.vimclient.VimClientFactory ERROR Thread-24] VC client creation failed, retrying

  com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.exception.ConnectionException: org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: connection to http://localhost: 80 refused

  [... snip...]

  caused by: org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: connection to http://localhost: 80 refused

  [... snip...]

  Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: connection refused: connect

  [... snip...]

  [2012-11-05 16:50:15, 255 ERROR Thread-25 com.vmware.vim.cimmonitor.qs.provider.impl.QsHelperImpl] Vim configuration exception occurred when creating a client provider

  com.vmware.vim.vimclient.exception.VimConfigException: failed to create client VC, current attempts

  to com.vmware.vim.vimclient.VimClientFactory.getVmomiClient(VimClientFactory.java:124)

  to com.vmware.vim.cimmonitor.qs.provider.impl.QsHelperImpl.createProviderClient(QsHelperImpl.java:428)

  to com.vmware.vim.cimmonitor.qs.provider.impl.QsHelperImpl.access$ 000 (QsHelperImpl.java:63)

  to com.vmware.vim.cimmonitor.qs.provider.impl.QsHelperImpl$ 1.run(QsHelperImpl.java:296)

  to java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

  During the simple installation of vCenter Server 5.1 method, it will first install the SSO part. During this part, you will be asked to create a password for a user called admin@system-domain. Please note that this user is only for the management of permissions within the standards body. That's why you can't see any instance of vCenter SSO. After completing the installation of SSO, the vCenter Server installation will be lauch. During the installation, the wizard will ask you about the password previously configured for the admin@system-domain user, enter it, and then click Next.

  Second, on the next prompt you should enter a global domain, user, or a local group who will be recognized by the SSO as vCenter Administrator service. Then complete the installation. In the end, make sure the "SSL Port" under the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ADAM_VMwareVCMSDS\Parameters registry key is REG_DWORD with a decimal value of 636.

  See: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1023864

  After that, open the vSphere Client or the webclient service, enter your vCenter Server server's FULL domain name and and a name/password user (domain\username), which has permission such vCenter administrator mentioned in part II.

  I hope this helps.

  Kind regards.

  Marc

• vCenter Server 5.1 fresh install database MSSQL w/box

  Hi all

  Looking for advice on how best to manage a new installation of vCenter Server 5.1 using a MSSQL database out of area.  Have done some research and looked at some of the videos that are out there, but have not found quite what I'm looking for.  So, I thought I would post.  Be gentle - I'm a bit new to the vMware environment.

  Here's my scenario.  And if there is a link/doc/post/video that covers what I'm after - very well.  Looking for a little help on searching for it.  If this isn't the case, direct responses will be fantastic.

  -Need to build a 5.1 vCenter server and use a MSSQL off the coast of the MessageBox database.  Out the door, I started with 6 guests and 24 guests, which, as I understand it, is just a little bigger than SQL Express can handle.  And the footprint of the host/guest is likely to increase over time.

  -Have available to build the DB MSSQL 2008 R2 cluster on.

  -My company has vMWare/vCenter existing deployments, but my particular scenario is going to be a unique and independent facility.

  -ESXi hosts will be 5.0 update 1 (to stay in our internal model of best practices).

  -vCenter maybe 5.1 for purposes of property management.

  -Also need to run the Update Manager, as I understand it, kind of excludes the version 'device' vcenter, or at the very least, a little complicated.

  -Leaning towards the Simple installation of vCenter 5.1.  Know that this will launch the single sign on the server, the inventory Service and the vCenter Server installed.  And that the installation of the Update Manager will be a 4th installation (and hopefully last).

  Where I am a little confused:

  -Discrete databases how should I really?  A school of thought (and practical in our 'other' vMWare environment) is 1 DB for each app on Cree.  This seems a bit complicated, but if this is the way it must be, so be.

  -I think I can run only a database and each of the 4 required applications would build/use the necessary table space they need.  Is this correct or am I far from base?

  -1 single database, if feasible, should I use a master service flavoured AD account for everything, or should I watch different service AD for different functions accounts.

  Not quite sure I'm being quite clear on what I'm after, fire so far with follow-up if necessary issues.

  1 DB for SSO, 1DB for VC and 1 DB for MUV.

  SSO DB needs to execute scripts (in your search for ISO for scripts to prepare your SQL DB:(:\Single Sign On\DBScripts\SSOServer\schema\mssql))

  The inventory service has its own DB.

  Concerning

  Girish