Table of Contents

Installing vCenter Server on Windows 2012
- Problem
- Requirements
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3
- Step 4

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Installing vCenter Server on Windows 2012

Problem

vCenter 5.1 requires the Protected Storage service in Windows to start its own service. This service has been deprecated in Windows Server 2008 R2 and has been removed from 2012.

Requirements

Existing Windows Server 2012 install, not Server Core

Step 1

Follow this video by VMware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w61GlDtX3wA
SSO and IS will install succesfully, but vCenter will not

Step 2

Press Win+R, enter regedit, press enter.
In regedit, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/vpxd

Step 3

Edit the key DependOnService by doubleclicking on it.
Remove the line ProtectedStorage
Save & reboot the server

Step 4

Wait until the vCenter service starts up
Start the vCenter Setup again, but this time only the vCenter Server
It will now finish without errors