I've searched, googled, tried everything I can find online and you simply cannot install Update Manager on Server 2012R2.
Yes, .NET 3.5 and 4.5 are installed. Am I missing something here?
Did you extract the whole vCenter Server installation image, or only the Update Manager folder? If you didn't extract the whole installation image, please do this and run the Update manager installation from the appropriate sub-directory.
André
Can you tell the version of Update Manager you're trying install ?
Richardson Porto wrote:
Can you tell the version of Update Manager you're trying install ?
Good question. I had a difficult time even locating this version. Can you point me to the latest install? It IS possible this isn't the latest.
I'm downloading this, Although I think this is what I already extracted the update manager from. I'm going to try again?
The support for installing VUM on Windows Server 2012 R2 was added on VUM 5.1 Update 2, then will be fine installing VUM 5.5 Update 1 on Windows Server 2012 R2 too.
EDIT...Misread your post...I'm downloading the latest one now.
Does not work. Same exact error. 5.5 Update 1c
Try remove all .NET Framework that you have installed, reboot the machine and install .NET Framework 3.5 (not include any sub-features).
Just to rule out download issues. Please verify the checksum for the downloaded installation image to ensure it's not corrupted.
André
Downloaded it twice now, same result. This is a brand new, fresh server. Checksum matches from VMWare's site.
Unfortunately now after removing .net 3.51, the server is now booting into CORE mode with no GUI so I'm trying to fix that.
I'm in the process of restoring .net 4 and the GUI now.
Second server, same results. I don't have a support contract so I can't work this out with VMWare.
Disaster averted on original server, I got the GUI reinstalled. Reinstalled .net 3.51, Same error. This doesn't work.
According to the screenshot you are launching the installation from a shared folder. Just to rule out access issues, copy the installation bits to the server's local disc and start the installation "As Administrator".
André
Copying it to the desktop and running as administrator yields the same results on any server that's 2012R2.
Did you extract the whole vCenter Server installation image, or only the Update Manager folder? If you didn't extract the whole installation image, please do this and run the Update manager installation from the appropriate sub-directory.
André
That worked, thank you for hanging in there with me.
Also ran into this problem on Windows 2012 R2 server, trying to install vCenter 5.5 Update 3 (downloaded 01/20/2016). Had same problem with vCenter 5.5 Update 2. What I did:
1. Extract the .iso to a temporary directory, in my case c:\temp\vCenter5.5U3
2. Copy vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe from c:\temp\vCenter5.5U3\Single Sign-on\prerequisites to c:\temp\vCenter5.5U3 (Path problem)
3. Right click on c:\temp\vCenter5.5.U3\AutoRun and Run-As Administrator.
If you already installed the first 3 components, Go to Custom and install the "vCenter Server" only, as it is the one generating error. I copied both files just in case, but I think only the vcredist_x86.exe was needed.
I know it was already marked as answer; but without copying the files, it won't work.
It should solve that "Fails with Visual Studio 2005" Error. Somehow the installation just can't find the path to vcredist_x86.exe from the Single Sign-On prerequisites directory.
