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--- tutorial:vmware:vcenter2012 [2013-07-24 16:48]
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+++ tutorial:vmware:vcenter2012 [2018-06-03 14:10] (current)
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 ====== Installing vCenter Server on Windows 2012 ======
-**Requirements:**
+===== 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
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-**Step ~~#~~**
+===== Step 1 =====
   * Follow this video by VMware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w61GlDtX3wA
   * SSO and IS will install succesfully, but vCenter will not
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-**Step ~~#~~**
+===== Step 2 =====
   * Press Win+R, enter regedit, press enter.
-  * In regedit, navigate to:<code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/vpxd</code>
+  * In regedit, navigate to: ''%%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/vpxd%%''
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-**Step ~~#~~**
+===== Step 3 =====
-  * Edit the key DependOnService by doubleclicking on it.
+  * Edit the key ''%%DependOnService%%'' by doubleclicking on it.
   * Remove the line ProtectedStorage
   * Save & reboot the server
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-**Step ~~#~~**
+===== 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