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So whats required for VMware vCenter server you ask...(and you do!) Well firstly it CAN be either virtual or physical and its supported on either. The operating system for vCenter 4.x must be 64-bit, this has changed from earlier releases such as vCenter 2.5 which was 32-bit only. Also note that a 64-Bit DSN is now required to access the vCenter database.
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Minimum requirements for the vCenter Server are as follows: Processor: Two 64-bit CPUs Intel or AMD x64 2.0GHz or faster (could be one dual core - the key is two logical processors at a minimum) Memory: 3GB RAM. RAM requirements may be higher if your database runs on the same machine. (VMware VirtualCenter Management WebServices requires 128Mb to 1.5GB of memory which is allocated at startup) Disk storage: 2GB (Disk requirements may be higher if your database runs on the same machine) Networking: 1GB recommended (If physical team NICs for redundancy) Database: SQL Express for small deployments (5 hosts/50 VMs) or see below for supported databases. Note: If you will be running SQL Server on the same server as vCenter server (thats either express or standard/enterprise) the requirements for the above will be higher.
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View 4.5 Part 1 - Intro and Components This is an introduction to VMware View 4.5 and how its components are installed and configured...
(For detailed OS and Database information please refer to the VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrix)
The following is used in this walkthrough installation of vCenter Server 4.1: Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 64-Bit SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard 64-Bit (on a seperate server sql1.vmadmin.local) VMware vCenter Server 4.1
1. Creating the SQL Server Database 1a. Install a supported version of SQL server on a seperate server or on the vCenter server (skip to step if using SQL Server Express). 1b. Create a new SQL Server database: SQL Server -> Databases -> Right Click -> New Database...
1c. Name the new database "VCDB" and set the required location for the database files (this will server as your vCenter Server database).
1d. Create a SQL Server user named "vpxuser": SQL Server -> Security -> Logins -> Right Click -> New Login
1e. Enter the login name "vpxuser", enter a password. Untick "Enforce password policy" and change the default database to "VCDB".
1f. While still in the user login dialog, goto the "User Mapping" section. Tick the "Map" box next to both the "msdb" and "VCDB" databases. For both databases set the default schema to "dbo" and set the role membership to "db_owner". Click Ok. Note: The role membership of "db_owner" on the "msdb" database can be revoked after installation (It will be required again when upgrading).
2. Creating the Data Source Note: The DSN must be a 64-bit DSN. 2a. Create a system DSN on the vCenter server: Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC). Go to the "System" tab. Click Add. 2b. Select SQL Native Client and click Finish. 2c. Give the ODBC DSN a name "VCDB" and description. Select/type in the server name from the drop-down menu. Configure SQL Server authentication and click Next. Type your SQL Server login name and password. Configure the default database as the vCenter database you created "VCDB" and click Next. Click Finish.
2d. Test Data the Source. Click Ok and Close the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
3. Installing vCenter Server 3a. Insert DVD or unzip "VMware-VIMSetup-all-4.1.0-259021.zip" If it does not autorun, use "autorun.exe" in the root of the cd or folder. Click "vCenter Server" to start the installation.
3e. Enter the username, company name and license key (if you havent got a license key it will install a full evaluation version for 60 days) Click Next.
3f. Enter the system DSN that your created for the vCenter server database. If using SQL Server 2005 Express select so and continue the installation which will install an instance of SQL Server Express to use as the vCenter database.
3g. Enter the username and password for the system DSN SQL Server user.
3h. If your SQL Server database for vCenter server is set to the full recovery model you will get the following warning about transaction log backups. Click Ok or read the KB article 1001046 if you do not understand what this means, essentially ensure you are making regular transaction log backups otherwise the transaction logs will fill up your database servers disk!
3i. Enter the service acccount information that the vCenter server service will run under. It can run under the SYSTEM account fine but it is recommended you create a standard active directory user to be used as the service account and add this to the "local administrators group" on the vCenter server.
3l. Keep the ports unless your are required to specifically change them form their defaults.
3m. Select your deployment inventory size to correctly size the JVM memory for vCenter server web services.
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