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ianz105
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Install vCenter 4.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

When installing vCenter 4.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise,  A window popup:

This product can only be installed on the following

64-bit operating systems:

Windows XP SP2 or above

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

I have.Net Framework 3.5.1 features and SQL Native Client installed. See attached screenshot.

Thanks.

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Did you by any chance enable the Domain Controller role for this server? vCenter Server cannot be installed on a DC.

André

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Did you by any chance enable the Domain Controller role for this server? vCenter Server cannot be installed on a DC.

André

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marcelo_soares
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Is it 64 bits? vCenter can only be installed on a 64 bit OS....

Marcelo Soares
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ianz105
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Thanks André. You are right.

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