Installation guide

What to do next
If you used the vSphere 4.1 data migration tool, complete the tasks for backing up and restoring the
vCenter Server database and creating a 64-bit data source name (DSN), as described in the chapter about
upgrading to vCenter Server on a different machine and upgrading the existing database, in the vSphere 4.1
Upgrade Guide.
Perform the procedure described in “Migrate View Composer to the New Machine,” on page 33.
Use the Data Migration Tool to Migrate to the New Machine
After you prepare the source machine for migration, you can use the vCenter Server data migration tool
simplify moving vCenter Server to the destination machine.
his procedure provides an overview of the tasks you must perform if you are using the vCenter Server data
migration tool. To complete some of these tasks, you must have the step-by-step instructions found in the
vSphere 4.1 Upgrade Guide and the VMware View Installation Guide.
Prerequisites
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Complete the required tasks on the source machine. See “Prepare the Source Machine for View Composer
Migration,” on page 30.
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Verify that the Microsoft .NET Framework and the ASP.NET IIS registration tool are installed on the source
and destination computers. See the topic in the VMware View Administrator's Guide about preparing a
Microsoft .NET Framework for migrating RSA keys.
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Verify that you have a domain user account with administrative privileges on the hosts that you will use
to run the installer and perform the upgrade.
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Verify that you have the correct license keys for vSphere if you are upgrading Virtual Infrastructure
components to vSphere.
Procedure
1 Set the host name and IP address to the name and IP address originally used on the source machine.
2 Migrate the RSA key container used by View Composer.
a On the destination machine, open a command prompt and change directories to the directory where
the aspnet_regiis program is located.
cd %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0. xxxxx
You might have several copies of the aspnet_regiis program on the computer. Use the one in the
v2.0. xxxxx directory.
b Use the aspnet_regiis command to import the RSA key pair.
aspnet_regiis -pi “SviKeyContainer” “ path \keys.xml”
In this command, path \keys.xml is the complete path to the keys.xmlfile.
The tool imports the key pair data into the local key container.
3 Perform the task described in the section about restoring the vCenter Server configuration and installing
vCenter Server on the new machine, in the vSphere 4.1 Upgrade Guide.
The data migration tool migrates the bundled SQL Server 2005 Express database server, if you use one,
and creates a 64-bit DSN for it. If you use a different database, this procedure provides instructions for
upgrading it. This procedure also copies the SSL certificate folder to the new machine.
The data migration tool does not restore the View Composer database or create a DSN for it.
4 If you use a local database server, use your vendor's database tools to restore or attach the vCenter Server
database and the View Composer database.
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