Specifications

9 Enter the information to register Inventory Service with vCenter Single Sign-On.
The vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user name is [e-mail], and the password
must match the password you entered when you installed vCenter Single Sign-On. The Lookup Service
URL takes the form https://SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP:7444/lookupservice/sdk, where 7444 is the default
vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port number. Your entry should match the entry you made when you
installed vCenter Single Sign-On. If you entered a different port number when you installed vCenter
Single Sign-On, use that port number.
NOTE If you installed vCenter Single Sign-On in a vCenter Server Appliance, you can enter the vCenter
Single Sign-On administrator user as root@localos. In this case, the password is the root password of the
vCenter Server Appliance. The Lookup Service URL takes the form
https://vCenter_Appliance_IP_or_host_name:{7444}/lookupservice/sdk.
10 Click Install Certificates.
11 Click Install.
Inventory Service is installed with the SSL certificates and configuration data that you migrated from the
Windows Server 2003 installation.
Migrate vCenter Server Data from a Windows Server 2003 Host
When you migrate from a Windows Server 2003 host to a host that is supported for vCenter Single Sign-On
5.5, you can also migrate the vCenter Server database and SSL certificates.
NOTE This task assumes that your existing vCenter Server uses a custom database. The steps in this task
assume that you install vCenter Server and components in the default location. If you use a different
location, adjust the paths accordingly.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the host machine meets the requirements for vCenter Server 5.5. 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 If the VMware VirtualCenter Server service on the source host is running, stop it.
a In the Windows Administrative Tools control panel, double-click Services.
b Right-click VMware VirtualCenter Server and select Stop.
2 Copy the SSL certificates from the VMware VirtualCenter\SSL folder of the source machine.
The folder is located at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\SSL.
3 Create the following SSL folder on the host machine where you will install the new instance of vCenter
Server: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMwareVirtualCenter\SSL.
4 Paste the copied certificates in the folder C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL.
5 Create a 64-bit DSN that points to the legacy vCenter Server database and database user.
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