Specifications

5 Copy all data files from the Inventory Service\datafolder
For version 5.0.x installations, the folder is located at C:\Program
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\data.
For version 5.1.x installations, the folder is located at C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\data.
6 Create the following data folder on the host machine where you will install the new instance of
Inventory Service: C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\data.
7 Paste the copied data files in the folder C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory
Service\data.
Install Inventory Service in a vCenter Server Migration from a Windows Server
2003 Host
After you migrate Inventory Service SSL certificates and configuration data from a Windows Server 2003
host to a host that is supported for Inventory Service 5.5, you can install Inventory Service on the new host.
NOTE vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by
IP address only if the IP address is IPv4-compliant. To connect to a vCenter Server system in an IPv6
environment, you must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or host name of the vCenter Server.
The best practice is to use the FQDN, which works in all cases, instead of the IP address, which can change if
assigned by DHCP.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the new host machine meets the requirements for the version 5.5 vCenter Inventory Service.
See Chapter 2, “System Requirements,” on page 13.
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Review the topics in Chapter 3, “Preparing for the Upgrade to vCenter Server,” on page 31.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer.
2 Select vCenter Inventory Service and click Install.
3 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to choose the installer language, and agree to the end user
patent and license agreements.
4 Accept or change the default installation folder.
The installation path cannot contain any of the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,),
periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%).
5 Enter the fully qualified domain name for the Inventory Service host machine.
6 Choose whether to keep the existing database or replace it with a new empty database.
7 Accept or change the default values for Inventory Service port numbers.
8 Select the size of your vCenter Server inventory to allocate memory for several Java services that are
used by vCenter Server.
This setting determines the maximum JVM heap settings for VMware VirtualCenter Management
Webservices (Tomcat), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can adjust this
setting after installation if the number of hosts in your environment changes. See the recommendations
in the topic vCenter Server Hardware Requirements.
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