VMware vCenter 6.0 Installation - Step by Step

Minimum hardware requirements for vCenter 6.0

1.  Run the vCenter Server installer

     2. Click on Next

3.  Accept license agreement and click next

4. Select deployment type and click Next

5. Choose System Network Name and click Next

6. Provide the Single Sign-On Configuration [If you are putting password, make sure your password meets the password complexity requirements]

     Password complexity requirements

    

     7.  Select the service account under which you want to run the vCenter Service

     8. Select your vCenter Database Configuration

     9. Configure the network ports to use [leave default if you don’t want to change any]

    10.  Choose the installation destination folder

Note: The vCenter Server with an embedded Platform services Controller installation requires about 18GB of free space on the installation drive.

    11.  Review settings and click on Install

     12. Below are few snapshots of installation progress

  

     13.  Click launch vSphere Web Client to start using it and hit finish the installation

    14. Access your new vCenter in the vSphere web client

Command to get the list of DCs in a Domain

Get list of Domain Controllers for domain ABC.com

1. Open Command Prompt and type the below command:
nltest /dclist:ABC.com

2. Hit Enter

3. You will get a list of DCs in the mentioned domain.

80070057

Error Code 80070057

In order to resolve this error, reset Windows Update components;

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971058

Patch Installation Order

Service packs and patches are installed in the following order:

1. Windows Installer
2. OS related service packs
3. OS update rollups
4. OS critical updates
5. OS non-critical updates
6. OS security updates
7. Office service packs
8. Office update rollups
9. All remaining Office updates

Note: Reboots are forced after each service pack and at the end of each patch group without warning. This is necessary to permit the re-scan and installation of the subsequent groups of patches.

Disk Management Commands

Disk Management Commands

1. DISKMGMT.MSC: opens disk management utility

2. CLEANMGR: opens disk drive clean up utility

3. DFRG.MSC: opens disk defragmenter

4. CHKDSK: complete analysis of disk partition

5. DISKPART: disk partitioning tool

64C

Silverlight update failed to install with error 64C

This issue can occur if an existing installation or uninstall has become corrupt.

Uninstall the Silverlight completely from you machine.
Install a fresh copy.

In case you encounter any error removing Silverlight, download and run the below FixIT

FixIT: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2608523

Transfer FSMO roles using NtdsUtil command

Transfer FSMO roles

1. Log on to domain controller that is located in the forest where FSMO roles are being transferred. It    is recommended that you log on to the domain controller that you are assigning FSMO roles to.
 
   Note: The logged-on user should be a member of the Enterprise Administrators group to transfer Schema master or Domain naming master roles, or a member of the Domain Administrators group of the domain where the PDC emulator, RID master and the Infrastructure master roles are being transferred.

2. Click Start, click Run, type ntdsutil in the Open box, and then click OK.

3. Type roles, and then press ENTER.

4. Type connections, and then press ENTER.

5. Type connect to server <servername>, where <servername> is the name of the server you want to use (i.e. domain controller that you are assigning FSMO roles to), and then press ENTER.

6. At the server connections: prompt, type q, and then press ENTER again.

7. Type transfer <role>. where <role> is the role you want to transfer, press ENTER.

Example:
transfer schema master
transfer domain naming master (In Server 2003)
transfer naming master (In Server 2008)
transfer rid master
transfer pdc
transfer infrastructure master

8. You will receive a warning message asking if you want to perform the transfer. Click on Yes.

9. After you transfer the roles, type q and press ENTER until you quit Ntdsutil.exe.