ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide
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3Editthetnsnames.orafilelocatedatOra9Ior10g,asappropriate.
C:\Oracle\Oraxx\NETWORK\ADMIN
Inthisexample,xxiseither 9Ior10g.
4UsetheNet8ConfigurationAssistanttoaddthefollowingentry:
VPX =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=vpxd-Oracle)(PORT=1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = VPX)
)
)
HOST =
Inthisexample,HOSTisthemanagedhosttowhichtheclientneedstoconnect.
Configuring a SQL Server ODBC Connection
WhenyouinstalltheVirtualCenter Server,youcanestablishaconnectionwithaSQL
Serverdatabase.ThefollowingproceduredescribeshowtoconfigureaSQLServer
ODBCconnection.
SeeyourMicrosoftSQLODBCdocumentationforspecificinstructionsregarding
configuringtheSQLServerODBCconnection.
IfyouuseSQLServerforVirtualCenter,do
notusethemasterdatabase.
N
OTEMicrosoftWindowsNTauthenticationisnotsupportedwithremote
SQLServer.
