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vSphere Installation and Setup
8 On the machine on which you intend to install vCenter Server, create a DSN that points to the database
server with the schema.
9 Run the vCenter Server installer.
10 If a database reinitialization warning message appears in the vCenter Server installer, select Do not
overwrite, leave my existing database in place and continue the installation.
This message appears if you are using a database that has vCenter Server tables that were created by a
previous installation. The message does not appear if the database is clean.
If you leave your existing database in place, you cannot join a Linked Mode group during the
installation. You can join after the installation is complete. See
Installation,"
11 When prompted, provide the database user login.
Configure a SQL Server ODBC Connection
After you create a vCenter Server user, establish a connection with a SQL Server database. This connection is
required to install a vCenter Server system.
If you use SQL Server for vCenter Server, do not use the master database.
See your Microsoft SQL ODBC documentation for specific instructions regarding configuring the SQL
Server ODBC connection.
C If you are using a named instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition with vCenter
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Server, do not name the instance MSSQLSERVER. If you do, the JDBC connection does not work, and
certain features, such as Performance Charts, are not available.
Prerequisites
Review the required database patches specified in
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page 30.
Create a database using SQL Server Management Studio on the SQL Server. See
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Database and User for vCenter Server,"
Set database permissions using one of the following options:
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Option 1 (recommended): Follow the procedures in
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Creating Database Roles and the VMW Schema,"
Microsoft SQL Server Database Schema and Roles,"
Option 2 (alternative): Follow the procedures in
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Schema and the db_owner Database Role,"
User by Using the dbo Schema and db_owner Database Role,"
Procedure
1 On your vCenter Server system, select Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources
(ODBC).
2 Click the System DSN tab and do one of the following.
To modify an existing SQL Server ODBC connection, select the connection from the System Data
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Source list and click Configure.
To create a new SQL Server ODBC connection, click Add, select SQL Native Client, and click
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Finish.
3 Type an ODBC datastore name (DSN) in the Name text box.
For example, VMware vCenter Server.
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