Configure Vcenter Server To Communicate With The Local Database After Shortening The Computer Name To 15 Characters Or Fewer - VMware ESX 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1 Update Manual

vSphere Upgrade Guide
Table 5-3. vCenter Server Upgrade Scenarios for Each Database Type
Supported in
Database Type VirtualCenter 2.x
IBM DB2 No
Experimental Yes (VirtualCenter
MSDE database 2.0.x)
Microsoft SQL Yes
Server 2005
Express
Microsoft SQL Yes
Server 2000
Microsoft SQL Yes
Server 2005
Microsoft SQL No
Server 2008
Oracle 9i Yes
Oracle 10g Yes
Oracle 11g No
If you perform a fresh installation of vCenter Server 4.0, you can import your database information into a
database that is supported by vCenter Server 4.0. For information about performing a fresh installation, see the
ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide or the ESXi and vCenter Server Setup Guide. For information about
importing your database, see your database documentation or consult your database administrator.
Configure vCenter Server to Communicate with the Local Database
After Shortening the Computer Name to 15 Characters or Fewer
The machine on which you install or upgrade to vCenter Server must have a computer name that is
15 characters or fewer. If your database is located on the same machine that vCenter Server will be installed
on and you have recently changed the name of this machine to comply with the name-length requirement,
make sure the vCenter Server DSN is configured to communicate with the new name of the machine.
Changing the vCenter Server computer name impacts database communication if the database server is on the
same computer with vCenter Server. If you have changed the machine name, verify that communication
remains intact by completing the following procedure.
The name change has no impact on communication with remote databases. You can skip this procedure if your
database is remote.
N The name-length limitation applies to the vCenter Server system. The data source name (DSN) and
OTE
remote database systems can have names with more than 15 characters.
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Supported in
Supported in vCenter Server 4.0
vCenter Server 4.0 Update1
No Yes
No No
Yes Yes
No No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Supported Scenario
You have to perform a fresh installation of
vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1.
You cannot upgrade because
vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1 is the first
release that supports IBM DB2 database
servers.
After you upgrade to a database server
that is supported by vCenter Server, you
can install or upgrade to vCenter Server.
You can install or upgrade to
vCenter Server.
After you upgrade to a database server
that is supported by vCenter Server, you
can install or upgrade to vCenter Server.
You can install or upgrade to
vCenter Server.
You can install or upgrade to
vCenter Server.
After you upgrade to a database server
that is supported by vCenter Server, you
can install or upgrade to vCenter Server.
You can install or upgrade to
vCenter Server.
You can install or upgrade to
vCenter Server.
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