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Chapter 6 Installing VMware Infrastructure Management
Microsoft.NETFramework–SoftwareusedbytheVirtualCenterServer,Database
Upgradewizard,andtheVIClient.
MicrosoftSQLServer2005Express–AfreeversionoftheMicrosoftSQLServer
databaseforsmaller‐scaleapplications.Ifyouenterapathtoanexistingdatabase,
theinstallerdoesnotinstallMicrosoftSQLServer2005Express.
VMwareUpdateManager(optional)–AVirtualCenterpluginthatprovides
securitymonitoringandpatchingsupportforESXServerhostsandvirtual
machines.
VMwareConverterEnterpriseforVirtualCenterServer(optional)–A
VirtualCenterpluginthatenablesyoutoconvertyourphysicalmachinestovirtual
machines.
VMwarelicenseserver–AWindowsserviceallowingallVMwareproductstobe
licensedfromacentralpoolandmanagedfromoneconsole.Ifyouenterapathto
anexistinglicenseserver,theinstallerdoesnotinstallalicenseserver.
Installation Procedure
ThisproceduredescribeshowtoinstallallVMwareInfrastructuremanagement
components.
To install VMware Infrastructure Management
1AsAdministratorontheWindowssystem,inserttheinstallationCD.
2WhentheVMwareInfrastructureManagementInstallerscreenappears,click
Next.
IftheVMwareInfrastructureManagementInstallerscreendoesnotappear,
double‐clicktheautorun.exeicon.
3ReadtheIntroductionpageand
clickNext.
4 SelectIacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreementandclickNext.
5TypeyourusernameandcompanynameandclickNext.
6 SelectoneoftheinstallationtypesandclickNext.
Thechoicesare:
InstalltheVI Client.
InstalltheVirtualCenter Server.
Chooseacustominstallationtoinstallmultiplecomponents.
