Error 1920 installing VMware Licensing Server on Windows 2008 x64

[mgaston]

I recently (yesterday) upgraded Virtual Center 2.5 to vCenter 4.0. Since I still have ESX 3.5 U4 hosts in my DRS cluster I still need the licensing service.

When I try to install the licensing server on the new vCenter 4.0 server I get an error during setup.

The error is: Error 1920.Service VMware License Server (VMware License Server) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

I am a local administrator on the server and ran the setup using the "Run as Administrator" option.

My server is Window 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 with SP2.

License Server Build is 2.5.0.64192.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any resolution?

[fagersisland]

i downloaded the 3.5 u5 and dont see it on the disk. your saying its in the iso?

[Sanktuary]

Not esx vcenter

Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Am 30.01.2011 um 18:54 schrieb "fagersisland" <communities-emailer@vmware.com<mailto:communities-emailer@vmware.com>>:

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[Generious]

In case anyone else run's into it.

see

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=101811...

Unable to install the license server on Windows Server 2008

Symptoms

If you are trying to manage ESX 3.5 hosts with vCenter Server 4.x, you may experience these symptoms:

You are unable to install the standalone License Server on Windows Server 2008

The License Server fails to install on Windows Server 2008

You see the error:

Error 1920. Service VMware License Server failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in the latest release of the license server and will install on Windows server 2008. For more information and for downloading, see License Server for ESX 3.5.

If you do not wish to upgrade, alternatively as a workaround perform one of these options:

Install the license server on a machine which has Windows 2003 server or Windows XP installed.

Download the ISO or the zip version of VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6, log into the VPX directory and install the component for the License Server which is available in the software.

If you experience issues when downloading, see Downloading VMware products and troubleshooting issues with downloads (1012245).

Note: While installing the License Server, ensure that you have administrator rights on the system where it is being installed.