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• VCenter Server installed as a virtual machine within a ESXi servers it manages?

  Hi all.  I'm new in the world of VSphere... still in my evaluation period.

  I have only a single ESXi server running at the moment but plans to add a second later for high availability, vmotion, increase general capacity, etc.  They are / will be ESXi running on the internal storage and the virtual machines running on a shared SAN.

  Today, I installed VCenter Server 4 on a server at bottom of range/Office that I was carrying around running XP Pro x 64.

  As I was installing I read the guide installation and to my surprise, it seems to recommend that I have installed VCenter Server 4 as a virtual machine on my ESXi host.

  Now maybe I just spent too much time setting up my without new Lefthand requiring a 'witness' during the failover of one SAN to another... but I was under the impression that VCenter Server is not designed simply to host configuration, but is also designed to act as a 'witness' or to take account of quorum whenever a failure scenario occurred on one of my ESXi hosts.  I also noticed the VCenter Server features of a port "heartbeat", which I suppose one would use for the ESXi server heartbeat, but perhaps it is used for "connected mode" with other VCenter servers (I was intending to use only one since it is a small scale installation) I also felt that it would be useful enough to restore a damaged or shot ESXi host.

  So my question is, if my ESXi host dies and it is where I have VCenter Server installed, then high availability will be unable to work?  I guess there are going to be other issues with me unable to access VCenter Server while I have an ESXi host shot, too, as a greater difficulty to get the ESXi up?

  Maybe I'm wrong understand the purpose of the VCenter server... maybe it's not something that's necessary for HA, recovery, etc. and acts only as a configuration tool until something is wrong?  Or maybe I misunderstood the installation guide and they recommend only installing VCenter Server on an ESX box... they don't want this ESX box to be part of the group that manages the server?

  Finally, if indeed they recommend I install this on a ESXi host manages... would I ideally be install this for local storage on the server (where I installed ESXi) or on the SAN (where all my other virtual machines are installed)... or is it just personal preference?

  Thank you!!

  When you add hosts an active hemagglutinin vCenter cluster HA agent is installed on it.  This agent is what is actually the HA.  While necessary to add new hosts in a cluster and configure some specific parameters of vCenter vCenter's agents HA are self-sufficient and can handle HA failover so vCenter is offline.

  You must install the vCenter VM on SAN storage, so that he can use the vMotion, sVmotion, DRS, HA, functions etc. that require a SAN.

  -MattG

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• Einsatzgebiet vCenter Server Appliance - question

  Hallo,

  denn sehen wie die euch aus bei experiences mit der vCenter Server Appliance.

  Meine question geht though, dass ich am uberlgen bin sharp als process vCenter as ca einzusetzen. 25 host und ca.300 VMs.

  Die Laut technical documents ist kein problem, however habe ich von some people belongs, dass ich die besser nicht fur Einsatzzwecke use is productive.

  Wie sind eure experiences?

  Danke

  Hello!

  My opinion nach should bei dieser Grossenordnung eine Installation von hand gemacht werden und das VCenter too equal auf eine Instanz von einem vernunfttigen SQL Server gepackt werden. Auch die entsprechenden Serviceaccounts should be clean, in selbst und dem Namensschema der Firma einer accounts mit entsprechenden Passwortern breast. Naturally kann man some Dingé auch afterwards gained der Squad, aber was Hat man dann noch save device? Abgesehen von dem (opinion nach meiner) "vielseitiges" taste das man nicht "exactly" weiss was in device drin ist und wie der plant.

  Just my 2 ct.

  Matthias

• New vCenter Server install fails - SSO

  I use a new system nested for a lab at home.  I'm under Workstation 9 with the latest version of vCenter.  I have the ms SQL all set up and verified.  The clocks are set to the same time a few seconds apart.  However, during installation when I get to vCenter single sign on Information, he returned with the error:

  Incorrect entry - a command line argument is wrong, a file is not found or the spec file does not contain the required information or the clocks on the two systems are not synchronized. Check vm_ssoreg.log in the temporary folder of the system for more details.

  I checked the two KB with information about this,

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2033880

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2033875

  and after the steps, I still can't pass it.  Then, I found this blog, http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2012/09/vcenter-server-5-1-installation-fails-with-a-wrong-input-and-certificate-already-expired-error.html#.UWZSkJOThyI and reading, I get the assumption this isn't a big deal, however, I still can't complete the installation until it is fixed, at least as far as I know.

  I'm pretty new to this forum and to implement vmware but learn a lot, but this one left me speechless right now.

  Reflections on how to solve this problem, other things to test, etc.?

  David Seaman playing excellent series of blog on the configuration is

  http://derek858.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/VMware-vCenter-51-installation-part-1.html

  Michael Webster on his blog also has a great serise on certificates

  www.longwhiteclouds.com

• vCenter Server install issues?

  We plan our migration of VI 3.5 to vSphere 4.  Our current vicenter server is running on Windows 2003 with a SQL 2000 database.

  I want to do the following and know if it is possible.

  1 virtualize our current viserver and wipe the hardware it is running on.

  2. install Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise x 64

  3. install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 x 64

  VCenter will work on Windows 2008 x 64?  I tried searching for this information, but for some reason any cannot arrive at this answer.

  Thank you

  Kris Turner

  Yes vCenter 4.0 is compatible with the 2008 x 64 according to the compatibility guide - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points marking the answer correct or useful

• vCenter install error: Error 25003 Setup cannot create vCenter Server repository

  Hello

  I build vCenter server install 5.5.0U1C with the two server model where the instance a host DB and others welcome rest the vCenter Binaries.Below is the error that I got when running vCenter

  I ran the query

  SELECT CASE WHEN 'A' = 'a' THEN 'NOT CASE SENSITIVE' ELSE 'CASE SENSITIVE' END

  
  

  I got back as "NOT case sensitive.

  
  

  But if I'm correct error it says precisely because of the failure as "the database is installed using insensitive case" that proves this query.

  
  

  I fell the Mode Case Insensitive mode case-sensitive mode by changing the ranking "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS'.

  
  

  I have this time received the error

  
  

  

  
  

  I have no idea which has now gone wrong make install failed.

  
  

  BTW, the version of the Client on the remote DB server and application server are the same and I use MS SQL 2012 SP1 with windows 2008 R2 SP1 on windows OS both side.

  
  

  Please help me find the solution, I have really now clueless with the cause of it.

  
  

  
  

  Thanks in advance

  
  

  BR,

  
  

  MG
  

  Nevermind, I got this problem fixed by the server being destruction and reconstruction new virtual machine and install this on it.

• Errors in the charge installing vcenter Server 5.5 with respect to the SQL database

  I do a new install of vCenter Server 5.5 on a new Windows 2008 R2 server. The database for this facility is pointing at a 32-bit Windows 2003 SP2 server. I installed SQL Native Client 10.0 on server vCenter Server 64-bit, and then I could make my DSN ODBC 64-bit connection. The vCenter Server install could very well recognize it, but after the installation got going he wrong on the database with the following error:

  Error 25003.Setup cannot create vCenter Server repository. The main reasons for this failure are:

  -The database is installed using insensitive case.

  -The database is remote and the client database version does not match the database version. If this problem continues to persist, see KB 1003960 for further assistance.

  Well, I know that the version of the client and the version of database do not match. SQL native client on the sql server is 9.00.5000.00 and the version on the server vCenter Server is 10.50.1600.1.

  I know that this version of vCenter is compatible with an installation of 32-bit sql server 2005 on a 32-bit server, 2003.

  I am not familiar too if they want upgrade me sql native client on the sql server, but is not compatible with the version of sql server on this server and there are several database for other applications on this server, so I don't want to jump into something like that.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you.

  I install the native client SQL 2005 and give a shot.

• 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

• How start/use vCenter Server?

  Hi guys, first I want to apologize to post an easy question to most of you, but it seems that could not answer this question with most of our staff here. For starters, I installed a vCenter Server 4.0 on a Windows XP Pro 32 Bit. The installation goes smoothly using the default SQL database that provides VMware. However after you have installed the server vCenter, we could not find anywhere! We tried to find it in all programs & gt; & gt; VMware & gt; & gt; & lt; And nothing! & gt;! If I'm not mistaken there must be an executable file as the vSphere Client shortcut located in the same directory?

  So far, we have concluded that the vCenter Server is installed in the computer as we gazed at the Add/Remove program list and found the vCenter Server installed! We also enabled vCenter Server Services but still nothing. We find the vCenter Server in the wrong direction or we should access the vCenter Server via a web browser? Any solutions would be appreciated.

  VMthinker wrote:

  UH thanks for your reply but I'm abit still confuse as I just want to know how to start the vCenter Server?

  The method is similar to the start of the vSphere client whereby you just double click the shortcut icon?

  vCenter runs like a bouquet of services. The installation created these services, to 'autostart' and began to their. Because they are defined in the autostart, they become active whenever the system is booted.

  I have already installed the server vCenter Server if the host of the vCenter server would be the same IP as the server ESXi?

  No, of course not. vCenter runs on a separate host Windows. The vCenter server IP address must be unique within the subnet IP used as each host must have a unique IP address.

  Even once, the vClient dowhnload, beginning as you start Word (or Openoffice), enter hostr of the vCenter server's NetBIOS name or its IP address as the destination to connect to and a combination of DOMAIN\username of a user who belongs to the vCenter server's local administrator group.

  AWo

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• Do need me a separate license for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat for a remote SQL Server database?

  Do need me a separate license for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat for a remote SQL Server database?

  Only a single vCenter Server Heartbeat license is necessary to protect the components of the vCenter Server installed remotely, including SQL Server. A single license is also used for several UNIQUE for vCenter Server services protected authentication servers. A license is required per instance of vCenter Server.

• Configuration of SQL 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition for vCenter Server 5.1

  Greetings to all seasons.

  Kind of a newbie here. That's my lab environment.

  I have always used the vCenter Server install Simple option that also installs the shipped Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Express edition.

  Now, I do an eval of vSphere 5.1 and I want to manually configure a database server using the Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition.

  I know how to install the database server and it works. But I do not know how exactly set up a database for vCenter Server.

  I looked at the guide Configuration / Installation of vSphere and I don't seem to be able to follow the preparation vCenter Server databases section, because I'm not a person to the database. Y at - it any other guide or a blog, I can follow? I searched a lot and found everything I was looking for. Thought I would ask here.

  Here are the virtual machines I have.

  Lab - DC1 (domain controller)

  Lab - DC2 (domain controller)

  Lab-SQL1 (SQL 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition)

  Lab-SQL2 (SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise - subsequently configure failover clustering)

  Lab-VC1(vCenter Server 1)

  Any help is appreciated!

  Happy holidays.  Here is a link to another site with a nice installation guide for SQL 2008 for VMware.  Version 4.x, published in lonesysadmin.net was very helpful, so I'm sure that the 5.x update (have not read through it again) must be all too packed with useful tips.

  http://lonesysadmin.NET/2011/10/06/how-to-install-Microsoft-SQL-Server-2008-R2-for-VMware-vCenter-5/

• vCenter install fails when you try to install the vcenter Server to the node of the PSC in HA mode

  Hi all

  We have two controllers on duty platform build in HA mode. We are trying to install the vCenter server and we get the error message below.

  VCSCAValidateRemoteSSO: Unable to retrieve the remote SSO version: 12029

  2016-03-30 17:07:16.656 + 11:00 | vcsInstUtil-2656758 | I: PitCA_MessageBox: Displays the message: "Setup VMware vCenter Server could not verify that the distance vCenter Single Sign-On Server is version 6.0.0 or later. Check if the Server Single Sign-On remote vCenter is accessible and is version 6.0.0 or later. »

  Has anyone in the community runs vcenter server 6 HA with PSC inspectors sitting behind the f5 load balancer? Please share your thoughts if you have seen a similar problem.

  Thank you.

  Hi all

  We are able to go beyond the question of the installation. We did the capture of packets on both ends and discover that the reset was issued the installer by the licensing vCenter service running on the PSC.

  We have also created firewall rules more 18 altogether since the server vcenter for our f5 load balancing program, then 6 VIP of the F5 on the two controllers on duty Platform.

  I hope this helps other people who sought to install PSC in HA mode.

• VCenter 5.5 install question for vCenter single sign on Information

  During the new installation of Vcenter Server on Windows 2008 R2 SP1, I get "Error 29102"

  My DNS and reverse DNS work; It is again first Vcenter server and it refers to the log file does not exist anywhere vm_ssoreg.log don't know why her attempt to find a look up of service which does not yet exist on the system

  Using the fully qualified name or IP give the same message and I was careful to not use of ' not to use these "characters tried different passwords to be sure

  Not sure I like this new feature

  Had to just go back and install custom in the proper order:

  vCenter finger Sign-On

  vCenter Inventory Service

  vCenter Server

  Installation used Simple was at the origin of the questions so I uninstalled but did not use the condition of things now work

  Mike

• When I installed the web client vsphere using vcenter server iso, encounted an error that the vcenter server signon administrateu use name and password is invalid

  VCenter server is version 5.1 and this server is a member of the working group.

  It comes to my administrator:

  

  So, I used ISO server vcenter and installed web client pulg-in vsphere, it prompted:

  I've used many ways, but failed.

  usernme:admin@system-domain,

  so, I do not know how to solve, and I only know this administrator password.

  I'm not vCenter sign the only to have another admin, please help.

  

  and another question: how install and configure the data via the vsphere 5.1 customer protection, vsphere isn't vsphere web client.

  You must provide credentials for the user admin@system-domain.

• Choice of the database for vCenter Server 5 install on Windows Server 2003

  Hi all.

  We have an environment of health care small assisted living with a dozen sites/servers.

  A server has 3 VMw4 vms on it.

  We received two new servers each with ESXi installed 5. They will host several virtual machines of Windows Server for most of the migration of the current VMw4.

  I want to install vCenter Server 5 to manage.

  My book of VMware by Lowe, he mentions that the provided SqlExp08 is fine for 5 guests and 50 virtual machines.

  Us will never get more than that, probably.

  However, the server I want to install vCSrv5 on already has installed some Sql05 and Sql08 in use by other applications.

  These applications will be migrated to our new virtual machines later with their respective db.

  My questions are:

  (1) should I install vCSrv5 and use the provided SqlExp08 and just let it go at that? Should the PB is on another drive or should she be on a different server?

  (2) can I install using an instance of Sql05 or Sql08 that is already installed?

  I'm not sure about the impacts later when I migrate the few applications that currently use Sql05/Sql08.

  I'm not a DBA, but a dedicated database would seem to be the best.

  Do not forget that once our virtual machines installed vCSrv5 probably make much since most of the features are for large environments with multiple virtual machines.

  Any thoughts?

  Thanks in advance.

  The VM 5 host 50 thing is not applied hard.

  If you use the DB delivered, it will be on the same machine as the CV.

  Also a database dedicated to VC is the preferred option.

  Concerning

  Girish