VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual page 4

ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide
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Post-Installation Considerations for ESX 65
Download the vSphere Client 65
Licensing the Host 65
Set an ESX/ESXi Host to Evaluation Mode 66
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Installing, Removing, and Updating Third-Party Extensions 67
About Patching Hosts with vSphere Host Update Utility 67
About the vihostupdate Command-Line Utility
Update an ESX/ESXi Host Using Offline Bundles with the vihostupdate Utility 68
Update an ESX/ESXi Host Using a Depot with the vihostupdate Utility 69
Remove Custom Packages on ESX Using the Service Console 70
Remove Selected Custom Packages on ESX/ESXi Using the vSphere Command Line 70
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Preparing the vCenter Server Databases 73
vCenter Server Database Patch and Configuration Requirements 73
Create a 32-Bit DSN on a 64-Bit Operating System 75
Configure vCenter Server to Communicate with the Local Database After Shortening the Computer
Name to 15 Characters or Fewer 75
About the Bundled Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Database Package 76
Maintaining a vCenter Server Database 76
Configure DB2 Databases 76
Configure Microsoft SQL Server Databases 85
Configure Oracle Databases 89
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Introduction to Installing vCenter Server 95
vCenter Server Prerequisites 95
Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server with SQL Server 96
About Installing vCenter Server on IPv6 Machines 97
Configure the URLs on a Standalone vCenter Server System 97
Running the vCenter Server and vSphere Client Installers from a Network Drive 97
vCenter Server Components 98
Required Data for Installing vCenter Server 98
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Installing vCenter Server 101
Download the vCenter Server Installer 101
Install vCenter Server in a Virtual Machine 101
Install vCenter Server 102
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Postinstallation Considerations for vCenter Server 105
Install the vSphere Client 106
Install the vSphere Host Update Utility 107
Uninstall VMware vSphere Components 108
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Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 109
Linked Mode Prerequisites 109
Linked Mode Considerations 110
Configure the URLs on a Linked Mode vCenter Server System 110
Joining to a Linked Mode Group During and After Installation 111
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