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Contents
LicenseFileContents 56
LicenseFileLocations 58
AddingNewLicenseFilestoLicenseServers 59
AddingNewLicenseFilestoSingleHosts 60
InstallingaLicenseServer 60
TroubleshootingLicensing 61
ReceivingLicenseActivationCodes 62
CheckingtheLicenseServer 62
CheckingtheLicenseFile 64
CheckingLicenseConfiguration 64
6 InstallingVMwareInfrastructureManagement 65
PreparingtheVirtualCenter ServerDatabase 66
ConfiguringanOracleConnectiontoWorkLocally 66
ConfiguringanOracleConnectiontoWorkRemotely 67
ConfiguringaSQLServerODBCConnection 68
ConfiguringMicrosoftSQLServer2005Express 71
MaintainingYourVirtualCenterDatabase 71
InstallingVMwareInfrastructureManagementSoftware 71
VirtualCenter ServerPrerequisites 72
ComponentsInstalled 72
InstallationProcedure 73
ConfiguringCommunicationBetweenVirtualCenterComponents 76
ConnectingtoYourVirtualCenter ServerThrougha
Firewall 76
ConnectingtoYourManagedHostsThroughaFirewall 77
ConnectingHostswiththeLicenseServerThroughaFirewall 77
UninstallingVMwareInfrastructureComponents 77
InstallingVirtualCenterinaVirtualMachine 78
7 InstallingVMwareESX ServerSoftware 81
PreparingtoInstall 81
InstalledComponents 81
InstallationMethods 82
UsingRemoteManagementApplications 82
InstallationonSATADrives 82
LUNRequirements 83
InstallingESX Server 83
NavigationintheInstaller 84
