VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual page 93

Procedure
1 Download Oracle 10g or Oracle 11g from the Oracle Web site, install it, and create a database.
2 Configure the TNS Service Name option in the ODBC DSN.
The TNS Service Name is the net service name for the database to which you want to connect. You can
find the net service name in the
installation location.
Configure an Oracle Connection for Remote Access
A vCenter Server system can access the database remotely.
Prerequisites
Before configuring an Oracle connection, review the required database patches specified in
Database Patch and Configuration Requirements,"
the vCenter Server installer displays error and warning messages.
Procedure
1 Install the Oracle client on the vCenter Server system machine.
2 Download and install the ODBC driver.
3 Create a new tablespace for a vCenter Server system using a SQL statement such as the following.
CREATE TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT
500K;
4 Create a user, such as vpxAdmin, for accessing the tablespace through ODBC.
CREATE USER vpxAdmin IDENTIFIED BY vpxadmin DEFAULT TABLESPACE vpx;
5 Either grant dba permission to the user, or grant the following permissions to the user.
grant connect to
grant resource to
grant create view to
grant unlimited tablespace to
By default, the RESOURCE role has the CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE
SEQUENCE privileges assigned. If the RESOURCE role does not have these privileges, explicitly grant
them to the vCenter Server database user.
6 Use a text editor or the Net8 Configuration Assistant to edit the
C:\Oracle\Oraxx\NETWORK\ADMIN
Add the following entry, where
VPX =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=vpxd-Oracle)(PORT=1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = VPX)
)
)
7 Configure the TNS Service Name option in the ODBC DSN.
The TNS Service Name is the net service name for the database to which you want to connect, in this case,
VPX. You can find the net service name in the
VMware, Inc.
file located in the
tnsnames.ora
<user>
<user>
<user>
<user> # To ensure space is sufficient
, where xx is either 10g or 11g.
is the managed host to which the client must connect.
HOST
Chapter 10 Preparing the vCenter Server Databases
NETWORK\ADMIN
on page 73. If you do not prepare your database correctly,
tnsnames.ora
file.
tnsnames.ora
folder in the Oracle database
"vCenter Server
file located in the directory
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