vCenter

By now, I think a lot of people have got this error when installing vCenter Server on Windows 7:

--> Error 28035.set up, failed to copy DSACLS.exe from system folder to %winder%\adam,folder

Is there a solution? Can we install .NET 4? That's supported on Windows 7.

Or,

Can I create a VM to manage my ESX server?

Please advise. Go ahead, give me any advise, this is just for a testing environment. I don't have production at all.

Hi,

I would create a vm to install vcenter.

Windows 2003 or Windows2008 Server with 2vcpu and 3GB RAm and everything will be fine.

MCP, VCP

Does it matter what type of Windows 2003? All I have is standard edition. I don't want to eat up space with Windows 2008 data center edition.

Hi,

for sure you can use here the Standard Version of WIndows 2003.

MCP, VCP

The quickest and easist thing to do is fire up a Windows 2003 x32bit server and install in on that, any version of Win2k3 will do. you cannot install on Windows 7 as the vCenter server required ADAM, check the install document for pre-recs

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Thank you. I got it working on a separate server and it is running fine. I'm running vCenter on a Windows 2003 Enterprise Ed. server with SP1. It works fine.

To fire up a Windows 2003 x32bit server might be the quickest and easist thing to do (assuming you have media to hand) but the downside is that will cost 500 bucks for a Windows license. Not convinced that ADAM is preventing it from installing onto 7 as it installs and is supported on XP.

More likely a .NET issue

Hi,

you look here: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/284627?tstart=0