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  • 1.  vCenter stuck

    Posted Apr 02, 2014 08:10 PM

    When installing vCenter on a VM it gets stuck on 'Installing Directory Services...'  I have let it sit here for the better part of an hour.

    The system is a Windows Server 2012 R2 installed on a VM with 2 vCPU and 6GB RAM. System has been rebooted several times. Nothing else is running.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks



  • 2.  RE: vCenter stuck

    Posted Apr 02, 2014 08:46 PM

    Hi,

    what version did you try to install?

    According to the HCL: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=software&testConfig=17

    Only 5.5U1 and 5.1U2 are supported.

    Regards

    Tim



  • 3.  RE: vCenter stuck

    Posted Apr 02, 2014 08:51 PM

    5.5 is what is being installed. I have installed this same image on a different server in our office that is also running the Server 2012R2 and it worked perfectly.



  • 4.  RE: vCenter stuck
    Best Answer

    Posted Apr 02, 2014 08:57 PM

    Please check the logfile: %temp%\vminst.log

    The chance is high the installer tries to execute the %windir%\system32\ocsetup.exe, which seems to be no longer available in 2012 R2.

    I've seen workaround by copying the .exe over from 2012 (without R2 systems). But I would try the 5.5U1 installer first, as 5.5 is not supported on 2012 R2.

    Tim



  • 5.  RE: vCenter stuck

    Posted Apr 02, 2014 09:34 PM

    Do you have link to the download for 5.5U1? I am downloading an open source .iso now but i dont think thats the right one.



  • 6.  RE: vCenter stuck

    Posted Apr 02, 2014 09:48 PM

    I was however able to copy over that ocsetup.exe from another server, and its working so far. I just cannot find the vCenter Server 5.5U1 on the site.



  • 7.  RE: vCenter stuck

    Posted Apr 03, 2014 07:06 AM

    Hi,

    here's the link to 5.5U1:

    VMware vSphere 5: Private Cloud Computing, Server and Data Center Virtualization

    Tim