Can I install VCenter Server 5.0 on Intel i5-2400 with Win7(x64) machines for test?

[Baramundi527]

I had a new dell machine(Intel i5-2400/3.10GHz/RAM 16GB) with Win7(x64) and I want to install the VCenter Server 5.0 for testing,

but when I install it on this machine, it shown my platform is not support the VCenter server 5.0.

Anybody can tell me how can I solve it or is it possible for install vcenter 5.0 in there?

I appreciate your help!

[nava_thulasi39]

Hi,

Are you trying to install VCenter 5 on top of Windows 7 (x64) OS?

You check this KB article for VCenter 5 requirements.

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

[Baramundi527]

Hello Nava,

Thank you for your reply~

Actually I want to insall VCenter 5.0 into a Virtual computer(Win7/64bit) on Workstation 8. its having 4GB RAM/60GB HD/2 Cores. but it still doesn't install.

[nava_thulasi39 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Surely it's not problem with Hardware, Hope, It's problem with OS

I don't find VMware Comptibility Matrix pdf for vsphere 5.

But Windows 7 (x64) doesn't support installing VCenter 4 or 4.1.

You can check this guide for vsphere 4.1 http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf

You need choose Server OS to install VCenter 5.

[Baramundi527]

Hi nava,

Thanks a lot, I will try to use server OS to test it.

[NicolaFranciosi]

Hello, which error do you see during the installation ?

If it's complaining about virtualization support you should check in the BIOS of your machine that it's enabled for the CPU's...

Regards,

Nicola

[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

Attached document will give and idea how to installed vCenter 5.0 on windows server OS.

Regards,

KB

[Baramundi527]

Hi Nicola,

It just shown the currently platform is not support VCenter 5.0 because I planning install it to a Virtual machine(Win7/64bit) of VMworkstation 8 and there is no especial settings on BIOS I think.

Now, it is working with Win2008R2.

Thank you.

[scooter2u]

Having the same problem.  Using a Dell M6600 Laptop, w/ Quad Core i7 64 Bit Processor, 16GB Memory, WIndows 7 64 Bit OS and plenty of disk space.  Virtualization is enabled  in BIOS.

Getting the same Platform not supported.

[NicolaFranciosi]

Hello Scooter,

if you follow these instructions

     http://www.mytricks.in/2011/08/how-to-install-vmware-vcenter-server-5.html

you can install vCenter 5 on Windows 7 x64 (i did it on Intel i3-2100, I suppose you can do it on an intel i5, too).

The Windows7 must be capable of installing the AD LDS ( from here http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=14683) which means that you can NOT install it on a Home Premium version.

During the install it is complaining about missing FQDN, which I suppose will give me problems later, when I try to set-up users and permissions...you should maybe install a vanilla W2008 server (or even a 2003, but I think that you can have a smaller footprint with 2008) with AD role and add the win7 to the domain before installing vCenter.

Let me know if you notice problems,

ciao

Nicola