VC 2.5 physical server into VM

[Rohail2004]

I am thinking to convert my Physical VC server into VM, and get rid of my physical server once for all. Is that a good practice at the VMware level to run VC in ESX host?

[crazex · Accepted solution]

VC is officially supported in a VM. I actually just migrated my VC from a physical server to a VM, without any problems. The only thing you'll have to remember is while doing maintenance you'll want to make sure the VM, which is running VC, is shutdown last.

-Jon-

VMware Certified Professional

[Yattong]

Hey

As posted, VC in a vm is supported by VMware and many people are using this configuration because of all the benefits that being VM brings.

On the other hand Ive met people who have kept it physical, purely because they feel more comfortable with it being physical.

Heres the doc, if you havent already got it.

www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vc_in_vm.pdf

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~y

[admin]

Another thing you can do is set the VM (VirtualCenter) to start up automatically with your hosts. That way, if your hosts ever reboot, this will help ensure VC comes back up. Now, hopefully this is pointless because you have a fully redundant setup and won't have to worry about your hosts all going down.

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