Specifications

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Ensure that the VIM_SQLEXP or SQLEXP_VIM databases do not exist on the destination machine.
These databases might be left after you uninstall vCenter Server 4.0, 4.1, or 5.0. Installing vCenter Server
on a machine that has either of those databases is not supported. Before running the data migration
scripts, uninstall VIM_SQLEXP or SQLEXP_VIM databases, and any file system directories pertaining
to previous vCenter Server installations. For best results, use a machine on which vCenter Server has
never been installed.
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After installing all prerequisite software, reboot the server.
Procedure
1 Copy the datamigration folder from the source machine to the destination machine.
2 Insert the vCenter Server installation media into the DVD-ROM drive on the destination machine, or
copy the installation ISO image to the destination machine.
3 From the Windows command prompt, change to the datamigration folder copied from the source
machine and type install.bat.
4 If the name of the destination machine is different from the name of the source machine, type y to
continue.
5 Type the path to the vCenter Server installation media.
For example, if the installation media is in D:\Temp\VMware-VIMSetup-en-5.0-build number, enter
D:\Temp\VMware-VIMSetup-en-5.0-build number.
The install script verifies that migration data is present, and opens the vCenter Server installer.
6 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to choose the installer language, agree to the end user
patent and license agreements, enter your user name, organization name, and license key.
IMPORTANT If you do not enter a license key, your license will expire. After the installation, you can
connect to the vCenter Server with the vSphere Client and reenter the license key.
7 Select Install a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express instance (for small-scale deployments).
8 Type the password for the vCenter Service user account, if the user account is specified.
By default, Use SYSTEM Account is selected.
9 Type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
10 Either accept the default destination folders for vCenter Server and Inventory Service or click Change
to select another location.
The installation path cannot have commas (,) or periods (.).
NOTE To install the vCenter Server on a drive other than C:, verify that the C:\WINDOWS\Installer
directory has enough space to install the Microsoft Windows Installer .msi file. If you do not have
enough space, your vCenter Server installation might fail.
11 Type the port numbers for vCenter Server or accept the default port numbers in the Configure Ports
window.
The port numbers displayed are those that were backed up from the source VirtualCenter or vCenter
Server installation.
12 Type the port numbers for Inventory Service or accept the port numbers shown in the Configure Ports
for Inventory Service window.
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