Hello all,
I am using the vRA Wizard to install and I keep getting this error in database validation
"Another instance of the component is already installed on the server"
Now in the "Microsoft SQL Server" step I enter the Server name as "IAAS\vrealizeinstance" (the vRealizeInstance is the db named instance I created during installation).
Attached is the picture - what am i doing wrong. When I enter the IAAS\vrealizeinstance it says "another instance is already installed" - when i change the name it errors out.
TCP/ip and named pipes is enabled for db.
Not sure what is the issue.
Please advise,
Thanks
RJ
It appears you enter the instance name in the field for the server name.
Server name: Would be the server SQL is installed on
Database name: Is where you would include the instance name
So if SQL is installed on your IaaS server, you would likely use
Server name: IaaS.domain.com
Database name: vrealizeinstance\DBName
DBName = whatever you want to call your database to be created ...
Thanks Michael let me try that sounds promising ...
Hey Michael,
Actually the DB server name allows you to specify the port and instance (which are optional) as dbname[,port][/instance]
Now the db name does not allow any special characters so having the instance name in there won't be allowed.
So back to being stuck..
Is this a machine you've attempted to install vRA on before? This is a typical error message when other components are identified.
Grant
I have just faced the issue today and it seems to be that the IaaS Web Component did not get removed as a part of the rollover. I have documented my case with the resolution at my blog in case others still hit the same issue: vRA Installation Error: Another instance of the component is already installed on this server.
Cheers,
Eiad Al-Aqqad
T: @VirtualizationT
B: https://www.VirtualizationTeam.com