Introduction To Installing Vcenter Server; Vcenter Server Prerequisites - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

Introduction to Installing
vCenter Server
You can install vCenter Server on a physical system or on a virtual machine running on an ESX host.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"vCenter Server Prerequisites,"

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"Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server with SQL Server,"
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"About Installing vCenter Server on IPv6 Machines,"
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"Configure the URLs on a Standalone vCenter Server System,"
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"Running the vCenter Server and vSphere Client Installers from a Network Drive,"
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"vCenter Server Components,"
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"Required Data for Installing vCenter Server,"
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vCenter Server Prerequisites
Before installing vCenter Server, review the prerequisites.
You must have the installation DVD or download the installation ISO image.
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Your hardware must meet the requirements listed in
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Requirements,"
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Your database must meet the database requirements. See
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Configuration Requirements,"
page 73.
If the machine on which you are installing vCenter Server has VirtualCenter installed, you might want to
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upgrade instead of performing a fresh installation of vCenter Server.
I If you want to keep your existing VirtualCenter configuration, see the Upgrade Guide.
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There must be no Network Address Translation (NAT) between the vCenter Server system and the hosts
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it will manage.
Create a vCenter Server database, unless you plan to install the bundled SQL Server 2005 Express.
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"vCenter Server and vSphere Client Hardware
"vCenter Server Database Patch and
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