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VMware vCenter Server installation (1)

Setup a new VM

1. Open VMware Workstation 9 and create a new VM to install Windows Server 2008 R2

   

2. Select Microsoft Windows for Guest Windows and Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 for version

   

3. Name it to vCS and set the location (E:\Shared Virtual Machines\vCS)

   

4. I set as default the following steps due to edit the setting the hardware values later

   

   

   

   

   

   

5. Set to 25GB space and change to Store virtual disk as a single file

   

6. Click Next

   

7. Click Finish

   

Install OS and Configuration

1. Remove unnecessary hardware like Floppy and Printer and assign downloaded Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO into CD/DVD rom

   

2. Power on the VM and install Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition

   

   

3. On DC1, open DNS Console to add a new A record for vCS (IP:192.168.145.130/24, GW:192.168.145.2)

   

4. On vCS, configure network adapter to static IP as followings

   

5. Fully Patch the server and configure the Server before joining to the domain
6. Join to the domain

   

7. Enter Domain Admins account to join the system to the domain and reboot the system

   

   

   

8. After rebooting, log in as DEA account.
9. Enable remote management of this server from other computers

   

10. Turn off IESec for Administrators

    

11. open DNS console to browse Reverse lookup zones

    

12. Create a new Zone to select a primary zone

    

13. Select for the Forest

    

14. IPv4 Reverse Lookup zone

    

15. Add 192.168.145 for the network ID

    

16. Keep it as recommended

    

17. Finish

    

18. Open vCS Properties in Forward Lookup zone and check Update Associated Pointer (PTR) record

    

19. Refresh on reverse lookup Zone, vCS is now shown up

    

Install Prerequisites

1. To install vCenter Server, as you can see there are several prerequisites as below

   

2. Install Dot Net Framework 4.5 on the host http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=30653

   

3. Right Click on vCS tab on VMware Workstation, and open CD/DVD settings

   

4. Mount E:\Download\VMware\VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.1.0-880471.iso

   

5. I already downloaded VMware VIP Setup All 5.1.0 evaluation copy from VMware.com)

   

6. Open to run install Menu

   

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