vCenter database upgrade of SQL express

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• the vCenter database upgrade

  Hi all

  I have a vCenter server vSphere 4.0 U2 and DB is running on external DB hotel MSSQL2005. DB guys want to spend to MSSQL2008 MSSQL2005.

  Can someone give me a link with information or what needs to be done on vCenter after DB upgrade.

  Thanks in advance

  Artur

  You can still use SQL Native Client, and it will be 32 or 64 bit.  If the host OS vCenter is not changed, there should be no reason the ODBC driver update, that I am aware of.

  That said, you can download the driver below

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=c6c3e9ef-BA29-4a43-8D69-a2bed18fe73c

• vCenter database using SQL Express Edition

  VMware dear Experts,

  If I use the following sql express edition for vCenter database, so I would like to know what will be the maximum size of vCenter database and host how much we can add in vCenter server.

  SQL express edition 2000 32/64 bit

  SQL express edition 2005 32/64 bit

  SQL express edition 2008 32/64 bit

  SQL express edition 2012 32/64 bit

  Concerning

  Mr. VMware

  The limitation is NOT on the number of hosts or VMs. SQL limitation only based on size.

  SQL Express 2005/2008 - 4 GB

  SQL Express 2008 R2 to 10 GB

  SQL Express 2012 to 10 GB

• Question on the vCenter database works

  I'm trying to find out what the vCenter database consists of making it grow. Also is there a good way to monitor growth, so you don't need more space if you are using SQL Express?

  I deployed an OVA the other day and he watered vCenter because there was no room so he could do his thing. We were on SQL SERVER 2005 Express with the 4 GB limit and upgraded to SQL Express 2008 R2 with a limit of 10 GB to get going again. We do not want to do it again and I'm getting an idea of how the functions of data base and forcing it to fill up. We do not want to go with an external database at this point either.

  Hello

  Do you have a third party monitoring tool, which keep of querying data from the vCenter server. This can result in significant events. Also utility backup too can generate significant events to develop the database. .

  Concerning

  Mohammed

• SQL Express OK?

  About to begin the new vSphere deployment.  Four ESX host, projecting VMs of no more than 30-35.

  Any reason, we should not use vCenter with the bundled SQL Express and save money on SQL hand full?

  Thank you.

  I see questions starting with SQL Express in your case. According to the official documentation, SQL Express is ok for environments with up to 5 guests and 50 VMs. see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022101

  Once you're in the future, you can always move to the full SQL Server.

  André

• vCenter Database Drive Config (when it is virtual)

  Hello

  I design a vCenter for a multi-site / multi-datacenter VI about 50 Hosts.

  I decided to make the virtual vCenter database and run SQL 2008 on the local vCenter Server (I don't see any advantage to create a separate virtual machine for the DB)

  Best practices are to DB logs and files of transactions on different drives for better performance, but if it's virtual, while he is there any point? The data store consists of 15 k FC disks, so the question is do I create 3 files vmdk (C:, D:, and E :) for OS/vCenter, Transaction & logs or simply create a C: for OS/vCenter and a D: for the side SQL?)

  Thank you

  Pete

  For reasons of performance only, I would recommend running SQL in a separate VM if possible. With regard to best practices that you have highlighted the reason is twofold:

  1. There are various reports from read/write to the data compared to the newspapers and a case is possible to use different drives or different RAID configurations. So, you might have a data store that is RAID 5 for the data and a data store RAID 10 for newspapers.

  2. Queues of data - with the help of different disks helps to alleviate this problem.

  More information can be found:

  • http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/sql_server_virt_bp.PDF

  • http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1002951

• Upgrade SQL Express to vCenter server

  Hello

  In one of our environment vSphere 4.1, we have SQL SERVER 2005 Express edition. We need to upgrade to SQL 2008 R2 Express exdition.

  After SQL guys, below must be performed;

  1) take backup of database,

  2) uninstall of SQL SERVER 2005 Express

  3) install SQL 2008 R2 Express

  4) restore the SQL 2008 R2 Express database

  Above activity will take approximately 2 hours.
  

  
  

  I want to know what will be the impact on the current server vCenter and the guests/vms.

  
  

  Thank you

  Mihir
  

  Hello

  your VM would work fine and your hosts will also be fine. But you will lose access to your vCenter server. The Impact will not be on the vCenter server and may require a downtime.

  Thank you
  Avinash

• migrate from vcenter 5.5 express database to ms sql 2012

  Hello

  recently, we deployed 5.5 vcenter using sql 2008 express (one of the installation options for vcenter 5.5).

  customer request to migrate the database to ms sql 2012, which is located on a remote server to vcenter.

  could someone share with me the procedures how to proceed?

  We tried the DB and restore on sql 2012. But what I do not know how to initialize the connection between vcenter and new DB.

  any help is appreciated. Thank you.

  Merry Christmas!

  Below is the KB Article for 2008, but the measures would remain the same.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1028601

• SQL Express for vCenter Database

  Hi, I intend to establish a small 12 Ent more ESXi 5 host environment and would like to ask if there is no limitation of the accommodation of the vCenter on SQL Express on the vCenter Server database. Additional, also hosting the databases of Manager Update and SRM.

  Thank you

  Hello

  To use SQL Express have a limitation (4 GB Maximum size database):

  Notes:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express is intended for small deployments of up to 5 servers and/or 50 virtual machines.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalID=2003790

  If you must you use VUM and SRM, consider using another SQL. It's better.

  Requeriments VUM - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005084

  I m not sure if the SRM is compatible with SQL Express, please visit here http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php?

  GL

• VCenter V5 upgrade and the SQL database

  Hello

  I just read the whole procedure to upgrade the Vcenter server, but I can't find an answer to my question.

  I'm trying to upgrade Vcenter 4.1-5, the virtual machine is Win2008 64 SP2, is the database of VC on a VM Win2003 SP 2 with SQL 2005.

  This upgrade of SQL DB is supported?

  I have to upgrade my SQL VC DB to SQL 2008?

  Please let me know?

  I ran an upgrade and is not, I have not found the reason why and came back by restoring the DB VC and re install the Vcenter server.

  Thank you in advance.

  could be vCenter certificates or some other problem with vCenter, so it is difficult to say without seeing for myself.

  I would like to give VM Ware support a call...

• Is it necessary to keep the SQL Express database on vCenter?

  We have 6 guests, about 50 virtual machines, and SQL SERVER 2005 Express with two database databases: one for vCenter Update Manager.

  A few days ago, I have a problem with vSphere client, sometimes it works very slowly and sometimes it disconect vCenter.

  I have not found the reason for this behavior, but I suspect on sql. Sql databases has a low amount of space available, and the Task Manager sql service is about 900 MB (I guess that's the amount of RAM).

  I know that vmware would recommend max 5 guests and 50 virtual machines on sql express database, but I'm interesting what can do to increase the performance and space this database.

  I've already put the retention policy of database of 120 days and heard it is possible to purge old data, but I would like to hear some tips.

  Thank you

  You need not reinstall. Here (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1028601) you have instructions in an example of migration of Enterprise Express - just point the DSN in the right place.

  Good luck!

  Marcelo Soares

• The upgrade to vSphere + SQL Express to SQL 2005 + new vCenter Server

  Hello world

  It's the scénarion that I have today:

  A node just two HA/DRS cluster with vCenter 2.5 update 4 and two esx 3.5 update 4.

  The environment has increased enough to move from SQL Express to SQL 2005 standard. In the process, I want to upgrade the environment to vSphere and the vCenter move another box.

  I'm quite familiar with the process of vSphere upgrade but I donít know how to move the vCenter to another machine AND I do not know how to go from Express to the standard version of SQL in the process. (I have a SQL machine ready for use)

  I do not know how to handle all the changes here, I thought it would be nice to all move to the new machine and DB so that I could continue with the upgrade to vSphere, if this has meaning or not, I'm waiting for your ideas.

  I hope someone will give me some guidance on moving from SQL Express to SQL and how to move vCenter to another server (of course with a different server name and IP address)

  Thanks in advance for your support.

  I just did something very similar a few Sundays ago and it was really easy.  Refer to the section of the Upgrade Guide that talks about upgrading to vCenter on another Machine... (starts at p. 49).  We went from SQL 2003 32 bits on 32-bit Windows 2003 to SQL 2005 64-bit on Windows 2008 R2 64-bit.  Both are running as VMs - vCenter 2.5 is still there only as a license server - until I get all my hosts upgraded.

• Move vCenter base SQL Express to keep only the SQL data

  Hello, I found several articles on moving from sql express to full Sql but I have a few questions. Some of the items I fell on are: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1028601 now, a question I have is, article mentions reinstating the vcenter DB but is the db RAS (Single Sign-on) and update DB Manager, they are all have to fly over on the new server by following the same instructions? I'm sure they do, but I was wondering if special measures or the restitution order is important. Thank you

  Exactly. Add it to the MSDB. You can remove only database after the installation/upgrade.

• Vsphere 5.1 upgrade up3 one 6 up2 con DB passaggio da SQL express 2008 to 2012 STD

  Hello to all,

  prima di passare nostra infrastruttura dalla 5.1 went 6.0 ho creato di ambiente test by testament procedure di aggiornamento.

  He e vcenter server virtuale con 5.1 up3 con SQL express 2008. Visto che gli welcomes da manage saranno una dècina ho deciso di passare a 2012 e SQL standard later aggiornare alla versione 6.0 up2.

  He passaggio del database e avvenuto senza intoppi e vcenter if apre perfettamente, quindi sono passato all'aggiornamento alla versione 6.0 my dopo autenticazione (use the su Office Vcenter by access al Vclient vacation), gli script di Messa questo mi update:

  

  Verificando it tipo di e error ho letto di change the compatibility del da DB del Vcenter SQL2008 a SQL 2012.

  Ho rilanciato the update my persists it message.

  

  Ho gia verificato sul sito Vmware is e supportato SQL 2012 con Vcenter 6.0Up2 e no, sono problemi (he mio Sql e gia SP2):

  

  Ho anche aggiornato SQL 2012 con SP3 (che e ora con supportato Vcenter 6 UP2), my not changed nulla e ovviamente.

  MI potete dare una mano?

  Ho trovato questo KB per lo spostamento dei nodi da UN vcenter ad uno nuovo

  https://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1004775

  Out e procedo con nuovo server there.

• Limitations of SQL Express 2005 with vCenter linked mode servers

  
  Hello

  We have a problem at the moment whereby we have reached the limit of 4 GB of SQL Express 2005 and you want to move the database to a dedicated SQL Server. However, one of my colleagues advised he read somewhere that figures recommended for 5 guests and 50 guests for SQL Express are related vCenters signifcantly increased (he thinks a dozen times).

  Is anyone able to confirm/deny this and if confirming point me in the direction of the supporting documentation? I have searched, but am not able to find information reinforcing the above figures.

  Thank you

  Chris.

  Hello

  Recommend VMware SQL Express for small environment, the limit is 5 guests and 50 comments. If you have a linked vcenter environment, you will have a second database for this vcenter. So this vcenter will be able to have 5 guests and 50 comments too.

  But your first database will not increase the limit, you have always the same.

  You can get more information here: VMware KB: vCenter Server 5.0 installation best practices

  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express is intended for small deployments of up to 5 servers and/or 50 virtual machines.

  This is for vsphere 5 but the limitation is the same thing on v4.

  Julien.