Specifications

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VirtualCenter server requires a database to store and organize server data. VirtualCenter 2 supports
Oracle, SQL server and Microsoft MSDE. The VirtualCenter Management Server requires administration
credentials (ID and password) to log on to the database. Pls. refer to the VMware documentation for
configuring your production database for VirtualCenter 2.
The lab installation used a MSDE database for VirtualCenter installation.
Note: MSDE is not supported for production environments.
Install the license server that will be used by VirtualCenter as well as the ESX Servers (hosts). The lab
setup used “server based licensing” for the VMware Infrastructure 3 ESX Server hosts.