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is it running SBS or is it a domain controller? &nbsp;vCenter server requires that you install on a non-DC
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is it running SBS or is it a domain controller?  vCenter server requires that you install on a non-DC

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What are the differences between the other &quot;2008 R2 Ent&quot; server you installed on?
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What are the differences between the other "2008 R2 Ent" server you installed on?

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Seriously? &nbsp;It's a Domain Controller, and it needs to be, because I have to cluster it (Windows Clustering) with another server. &nbsp;Also, the exact same vCenter CD installed fine on the other Domain Controller.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Theo
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Seriously?  It's a Domain Controller, and it needs to be, because I have to cluster it (Windows Clustering) with another server.  Also, the exact same vCenter CD installed fine on the other Domain Controller.

Thanks,
Theo

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Sorry, my mistake. &nbsp;Both servers are domain MEMBERS, but only the one server (the one which is having the install issue) is a Domain Controller.<br />
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For WIndows 2008 Clustering, do both servers have to be DCs or just Domain members?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
<br />
Theo
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Sorry, my mistake.  Both servers are domain MEMBERS, but only the one server (the one which is having the install issue) is a Domain Controller.

For WIndows 2008 Clustering, do both servers have to be DCs or just Domain members?

Thanks,

Theo

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those are the requirements. no dc.<br />
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clustering can work on either dcs or no dcs.
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those are the requirements. no dc.

clustering can work on either dcs or no dcs.

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<a href="http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-esx-4-1/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=getting_started/c_vc_pre.html" rel="ugc nofollow">http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-esx-4-1/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=getting_started/c_vc_pre.html</a> :(
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http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-esx-4-1/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=getting_started/c_vc_pre.html [http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-esx-4-1/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=getting_started/c_vc_pre.html] :(

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what service are you wanting to cluster?<br />
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how about a virtual server or vcenter?
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what service are you wanting to cluster?

how about a virtual server or vcenter?

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why aren't you running this VC as a VM?
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Hi Everyone,<br />
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I'm trying to install VMware vCenter Server 4.1 on a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit physical server. &nbsp;It claims that the OS is not supported, which is nonsense. &nbsp;I installed the same CD on the same OS on another virtual server.<br />
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Anyone have this happen to them? &nbsp;Any suggestions?<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Theo
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Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to install VMware vCenter Server 4.1 on a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit physical server.  It claims that the OS is not supported, which is nonsense.  I installed the same CD on the same OS on another virtual server.

Anyone have this happen to them?  Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Theo

Cannot install VMware vCenter Server

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.