View Connection Server 5 and Windows 2008 R2

[H3llGhost]

Hello,

I am trying to install View Connection Server 5 on Windows 2008 R2, which runs as VM on an ESXi 5 Server.

But I always got the error message, that my os isn't supported.

I read the system requirements and Windows 2008 R2 with SP1 is listed.

Is there anything what I had forgotten?

[mittim12]

Is this server running  other roles?   Is it a X86 or X64 server?

[H3llGhost]

It is a x64 Server.

I had added the required Active Directory and the standard installed file server.

It is just a test of the VIew environment.

[mittim12 · Accepted solution]

You can't install View on a server running the active directory domain controller role.

[H3llGhost]

Hmm ... than it would be nice to get an error message which indicates the "right" problem.

There is no possibility to get both working?

[mittim12]

I agree a different error message wold be nice.  The only way to get it working is to remove the AD role or install it on a different server.

[tacticsbaby]

Will the view 5 connection server run on Windows 2008 64 - NON R2? If yes, then what are the consequences? Thanks in advance.

[H3llGhost]

Have a look on this:

http://pubs.vmware.com/view-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/view-50-upgrades.pdf

[tacticsbaby]

Thanks. I noticed that they never directly said that 2008 64-bit would work, but they did say to use 2008 64-bit R2.

[markbenson]

Most of the detail has already been discussed on this thread, but to confirm ... the document specifically says Server 2008 R2 (64) or Server 2003 R2 (32). Non R2 variants are not listed and are therefore not supported.

If you try to install Connection Server on an AD domain controller, it will rightly fail. The error message is misleading though so we've fixed that (in the next version) so that the reason is clearer.

Mark.