Install Vmware Vcenter Converter - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

6 Enter the connection information for the vCenter Server system to which vCenter Update Manager will
be an extension.
a Enter the IP address. By default, the IP address is that of the local host.
b Enter the port number that the vCenter Server system is configured to use for HTTP. By default,
vCenter Server uses port 80.
c Enter the user name and password for the vCenter Server system.
7 Choose the type of database that you want to use for vCenter Update Manager.
To use the bundled database, click Install a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express instance and click
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Next.
This database is suitable for small deployments of up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines.
To use an existing database, click Use an existing supported database, select your database from the
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list of available DSNs, and click Next.
8 If you chose to use an existing database, enter the user name and password for the DSN and click Next.
If your database is a local SQL Server database using Microsoft Windows NT authentication, leave the
user name and password fields blank.
9 Select the fully qualified domain name or IP address to identify this instance of vCenter Update Manager
on the network.
Make sure that the fully qualified domain name is accessible by the vCenter Server system and by all the
ESX/ESXi hosts managed by the vCenter Server system.
10 Enter the port numbers that you want to use or accept the default port numbers.
11 (Optional) Select Yes, I have an Internet connection, and I want to configure proxy settings now.
12 Click Next.
13 Enter the proxy server name and port number.
If the local machine has proxy settings configured, the installer uses these settings by default.
14 (Optional) Select Authenticate proxy using the credentials below, and enter the user name and password
to use for authentication.
15 Accept the default installation location or click Change to select a different location.
16 Accept the default location for patch downloads or click Change to select a different location, and click
Next.
17 Click Install to begin the installation.
18 Click Finish to complete the installation.
The vCenter Update Manager is installed.
What to do next
Install the Update Manager client plug-in. See the vCenter Update Manager Administration Guide.

Install VMware vCenter Converter

vCenter Converter enables you to automate and simplify physical to virtual machine conversions as well as
conversions between virtual machine formats.
This procedure describes how to install vCenter Converter as an additional module (sometimes called a plug-
in) on the same machine that hosts vCenter Server or on a remote machine.
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