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Table Of Contents
- Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux
- Contents
- vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide
- Before Installing vCenter Operations Manager
- System Requirements
- Installation and Configuration Checklist
- Preparing the vCenter Operations Manager Database
- Installing vCenter Operations Manager
- Validate the vCenter Operations Manager Installation
- Managing with Program Groups
- Install a vCenter Operations Manager Collector
- Installing a vCenter Operations Manager Adapter
- Installing the Analytics Processor
- Index
Database Server Requirements for vCenter Operations Manager
vCenter Operations Manager requires an SQL or Oracle database to store data. The database server should be
dedicated to the vCenter Operations Manager database. The database must be configured and available to the
vCenter Operations Manager server host.
vCenter Operations Manager supports the following database servers and versions.
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Oracle 10g Release 2
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Oracle 11g Release 2
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 or later
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server is supported only on Windows hosts. Microsoft SQL Server database is supported only
on vCenter Operations Manager installations on Windows hosts.
You cannot use Integrated Windows Authentication while using Microsoft SQL server. The JDBC driver
supports the use of Type 2 integrated authentication on Windows operating systems through the
integratedSecurity connection string property. To use integrated authentication, copy the sqljdbc_auth.dll
file to the %ALIVE_BASE%/common/bin folder.
The computer that hosts the database server must meet minimum hardware requirements.
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2GB RAM
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Two 32-bit CPUs, P4 2GHz or faster
For systems that collect more than one million metrics, the database server host should have 8GB RAM and
two 64-bit CPUs.
The ping time between the database server host and the vCenter Operations Manager Server host should be
less than one millisecond.
Hardware and Software Requirements for Client Systems
Make sure that your system supports the vCenter Operations Manager client.
Table 2-3. Client System Hardware and Software Requirements
Component Requirement
RAM At least 2GB
Browser
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Internet Explorer 8.x or 9
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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and later
JavaScript must be enabled.
Popup blockers must be removed or disabled.
PDF viewer Adobe Reader or a similar PDF viewer for viewing reports.
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