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Appendix – Pre-Installation Checklist
Table A-1. Pre-Installation Checklist
Checked Description of Items to be Checked
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Verify that the server is not configured as a domain controller, global catalog sever, or DNS server.
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Verify that there are no other business critical applications running on the server.
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Verify that the Operating System is Windows 2008 or later.
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Verify that vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1 or later is installed.
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Verify that vCenter Guided Consolidation, vCenter Update Manager, and vCenter Converter are configured using
Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN).
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Verify that the server has 1GB of RAM minimum (Recommended 2GB) in addition to any other memory requirements
for the Operating System or vCenter Server.
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Verify that the server has at least 2GB of available disk space on the drive where vCenter Server Heartbeat will be
installed.
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Verify that the user account used to perform the installation has local administrator rights.
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Apply all current Microsoft security updates.
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All applications to be protected are installed and configured on the server.
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Verify that both the Primary and Secondary server have identical system date, time, and time zone settings.
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Verify that the Principal (Public) network adapter is listed as the first network adapter in the connections binding order.
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Verify that the Managed IP setting in the Virtual Infrastructure Client is the same IP address used for the vCenter Server
Heartbeat Principal (Public) IP address.
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The Secondary virtual machine CPU (including resource management settings) is similar to the Primary server.
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The Secondary virtual machine memory configuration (including resource management settings) is similar to the
Primary server.
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The Secondary virtual machine resources pool priorities are similar to the Primary server.
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The Secondary virtual machine Operating System and Service Pack are identical to the Primary server.
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All VMware components are bound to the Principal (Public) IP address on the Principal (Public) network adapter and
the Principal (Public) network adapter is listed first in the bind order.
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If installing with vCenter Server and SQL Server on the same host, vCenter Server and SQL Server are installed on
separate physical disk drives.
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The Primary server’s Principal (Public) NIC is configured with a static IP address, correct network mask, correct
gateway IP address, correct preferred and secondary (if applicable) DNS server address