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7 Selecttheoptioncorrespondingwiththedatabaseyouconfigured.

Ifyouhavenotconfiguredasupporteddatabase,clickInstallMicrosoftSQL

Server2005Express.Thisdatabaseissuitableforsmalldeploymentsofupto5

hostsand50virtualmachines.

Ifyouhaveconfiguredasupporteddatabase,clickUseanexisting

databaseand

enteryourdatabaseconnectioninformation:

aTypetheDSNassociatedwithyourdatabase.

ThismustbeasystemDSN.

bIfyourdatabaseisalocalSQLServerdatabaseusingWindowsNT

authentication,leavetheusernameandpasswordfieldsblank.Otherwise,

typetheusernameandpasswordassociatedwiththedatasource

nameand

clickNext.

Ifyourconnectionfails,awarningappears.ClickOKandre‐enteryour

databaseconnectioninformationuntilyoucancontinue.

8 Selectoneofthefollowingoptions:

 TouseVirtualCenterinevaluationmode,selectIwanttoevaluate

VirtualCenterServerandclickNext.

Ifyouchoosethisoption,theenterprise‐leveleditionofVirtualCenteris

installedinevaluationmode.TheVMwareLicenseServerisalsoinstalledso

thatyoucanswitchtolicensedmodeduringorafterthe

evaluationperiod.

 TouseVirtualCenterinlicensedmodewithanexistinglicenseserver:

i SelectUseanexistingLicenseServer.

ii Enterthepathtoyourexistinglicenseserver.

iii SelecttheVirtualCentereditionthatyoupurchasedandclickNext.

Ifyouchoosethisoption,theVMwareLicenseServerisnotinstalled.

 TouseVirtualCenterinlicensedmodewhenyoudonothaveanexisting

licenseserver:

iLeavebothcheckboxesunselected.

ii SelecttheVirtualCentereditionthatyoupurchasedandclickNext.

Ifyouchoosethisoption,theVMwareLicenseServerisinstalled.