Is it ok to install VC Server on the same and only host I have VMWare on?

[NWP_Tom]

We have a single ESX host right now but are planning to get another in the future for HA and possibly Vmotion and DRS but I want to get the VC Server up and running well before we do that.

Is it ok to install VC Server in a VM on the one and only host we have? Are there any special items I need to consider? I've read that we should be sure to have the VC Server be the first VM to start up when the host comes up. Anything else?

Thanks!!

[Troy_Clavell]

sure you can install VC in a VM, and it's supported.

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vc_in_vm.pdf

[Yattong]

Hey,

If you do have only 1 host, then I personally dont think it matters at this stage.

I imagine you will have to log into the ESX host directly whenever you need to do any reconfiguration that needs a reboot.

Setting the VC to start up first is really relevant to when you actually have multiple ESX hosts managing clusters etc.

Not whilst you only have 1 host.

To configure a VC in a vm, follow this doc

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[NWP_Tom]

I understand that we don't really need the VC Server when we only have one host but we will hopefully be adding a second host in the near future (next 1-2 months) so I wanted to get it setup before hand.

I guess my biggest question is can you run VC Server in a VM on the same host that the VC Server will be managing?

[Yattong · Accepted solution]

yes you can.

If you think about when you have a group of ESX hosts managed by a VC, and the VC is a VM hosted on one of them.

Therefore the VC must be able to manage the hosting ESX node aswell as the others.

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