Im trying to do a fresh install of vCenter 6.5 on a host running ESXi 5.5. I go thru the install, provide input for all the fields, but the installer sits at 80%.
If I login to the vSphere Client I can see that there's a tasks that says "initiates an operation to transfer a file from the guest" This fails with "Failed to authenticate with the guest operating system using the supplied credentials."
I then open up a console to the newly created VM and it says root password is not set. RPM installation failed.
If I press F2 to customize the system, it first wants me to configure a root password.
The Old Password field is grayed out.
I type in a new password
I type the same value in confirm password
It always comes back with "The password change operation failed."
Im using the win32 GUI installer off the 6.5.0-4602587 ISO.
Before anyone asks, I do have DNS configured for both forward and reverse. I dont think the problem is DNS related. I suspect its related to the lack of a root password and no ability to change it.
