How to configure vcenter 6.7 using oracle database insted of embedded database?

[JDReal]

Hello all,

I have installed a vcenter 6.7 , now I want to change it's database to oracle. What should I do?

I have done this in vcenter 5.5, by login to http://vcenter_ip:5480 (VMware vCenter Server Appliance).In this page I can change the database from embedded to a oracle database.But in vcenter 6.7, I can not find a way to do this.

I have read the office doc ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vcenter.install.doc/GUID-592AFD76-A85E-46FE... ) about using oracle, but in my environment I cant use ODBC ，it not works for me.

Anyone can help? Thanks in advance!

[daphnissov]

You can't, it doesn't support external databases any longer. That's good thing.

[nachogonzalez]

Since vSphere 6.5 vSphere only uses vPostgress and nothing more than vPostgress. 

[JDReal · Accepted solution]

I found a way to work out my problem:

  Install oracle database on a centos server, and install vcenter service 6.7(rather than vcenter service application 6.7) on a windows server 2012.With a ODBC on the windows server,the vcenter service can successfully connect to the oracle database.

This approach works.Thanks all the same.

[JDReal]

I found a way to work out my problem.Thanks all the same.

[nachogonzalez]

Please note this is not supported by VMware and if you were to need support from GSS you won't get it since your implementation is outside support.