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Chapter 2 System Requirements
TheSRMpluginisinstalledintheVIClient.TheSRMpluginisdesignedtorunon
MicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemsandisdesignedforthe32bitversionsofthe
followingoperatingsystems:
Windows2000ProfessionalwithSP4UpdateRollup1(MSIinstaller
version 3.1.4000.2435orlater)
WindowsXPProfessional32bitwithSP2(MSIinstallerversion3.1.4000.2435or
later)
Windows2003withSP1(allreleasesexcept64bit)
Windows2003ServerR2
WindowsVistaBusiness
WindowsVistaEnterprise
TheVIClientrequirestheMicrosoft .NET2.0Framework.Ifyoursystemdoesnot
haveitinstalled,theVIClientinstallerinstallsit.
SRM Database Requirements
TheSRMdatabaseateachsiteholdsinformationaboutvirtualmachineconfigurations,
protectiongroups,andrecoveryplans.SRMcannotusetheVirtualCenterdatabase
becauseithasdifferentdatabaseschemarequirements.YoucanusetheVirtualCenter
databaseservertocreateandsupporttheSRMdatabase.
Eachsiterequiresitsowninstanceof
theSRMdatabase.Thedatabasemustexistbefore
SRMcanbeinstalled.YoumustnotreinitializethedatabaseafterSRMinstallationis
complete.DoingsowillcauseSRMtofail.IfyoumustreinitializetheSRMdatabase,
reinstallSRM,specifyinganewdatabaseconnection,afterthereinitializationis
complete.
Eachdatabase
requiresadditionalconfigurationafterthebasicinstallation.See
“MicrosoftSQLServerConfiguration”onpage 22and“OracleServerConfiguration”
onpage 23.
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OTETheSRMserverhostshouldhaveastaticIPaddressifpossible.