Vcenter
Server is available as an Appliance and can also be installed as usual on Windows
Server Operating System. This post demonstrate installing vCenter Server 5.5 on
Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Make sure the Windows Virtual Machine or the physical machine is part of Domain and please remember vCenter Server cannot be installed on a machine which is a Domain Controller.
- Mount the vCenter Server installer ISO and launch the installer.
- I am installing all
the components on the same machine, hence selecting "Simple
Install". i.e., Single Sign On, Web Client, Inventory Services and
vCenter Server.
- Accept the EULA and
the installer automatically checks the pre-requisites for Single Sing On.
- Set the Administrator
Password for Single Sign On.
- Give a name for this site, in future if you are adding new Datacenter, SSO can later be added to this
site in a multisite or HA mode.
- Proceed with the
default options and click on "Install".
- After the successful
install of SSO, the installer takes you back to the same screen and
prompts to install the next component in sequence which is Web-Client and
then the Inventory Services.
- Now comes the turn of
the last component, vCenter Server.
- Enter the License Key
or can be updated later.
- Database Option: I am
using the MS SQL 2008 Express which is bundled with the vCenter Server
installer. People who are using the separate supported Database select the
"Use an existing supported Database option" and point it to the
64-bit DSN
- Proceed with the
default options and default ports and click on Install. If you are changing the default port for any reason make sure that from here you use the changed ports wherever required.
- After the
installation completes, a message pops up informing all the 4 components
have been installed.
- Now you may connect to vCenter Server using Web-Client pointing to the vCenter IP/FQDN:9443.
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