Installing Vcenter 5.0 on a 2003 server...error

[Kainedogg]

I have a 4.1 Virtual Center Server.  Just taking it over and learning as I go.  Vcenter was never installed on this machine, so even the most mundane tasks like patching or cloning are a chore.  I created a vanilla 2003 server to a host a trial version of Vcenter 5.0 to test its usefullness especially patching.  I installed Microsoft net 3.5 sp1 as well as MSI 4.5.  Everything goes fine, but once it gets to installing apache service, it rolls back.  I would have copied the log if I could but the machine is on the high side and I cannot copy anything...not allowed.  DOD.  What can I provide to make it easier to assiste me?  Can VC 5.0 work with ESX-I 4.1 on a server 2003 machine.

[weinstein5]

Welcome to the Community - vCenter is supported on Windows 2003 64 bit only -  Is your 2003 installation 64 bit or 32 bit?

[a_p_]

Does the server meet the requirements?

• Windows 2003 SP2 or Windows 2003 R2 SP2, 64-bit
• 2 CPUs and a minimum of 3GB RAM

André

[Kapil84]

Hi,

vCenter Server 5.0 requires a 64-bit operating system and cannot be installed on a 32-bit operating system.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter SP2 (required) 64bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter R2 SP2 (required) 64bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter SP2 64bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter R2 64bit

vCenter Server 5.0  is compatible to all ESX 4.x and ESXi 4.0 and ESXi5.0 hosts. Except ESX/ESXi 4.0 Update 2 is not supported for use with vCenter Server 5.0

Regards,

KB

[Kainedogg]

It is a x64 machine.

[raj196]

Hi

please share the windows version along with build version.

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[Kainedogg]

Sorry for the delay friends and I do appreciate the input thus far.  It is a 4.1 esxi host version 348481.  I am using Server 2003 x64, just a bare bones install.

[stevenadelle]

there is an installation log.  check the end of the log to see why it rolled out the installation.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=102180...

[UmeshAhuja]

Hi,

Kindly go with the below link.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=200379...