The local accounts are members of the local administrators, and they have full access through the vSphere client. But they have no access to the SQL database. When we start SQL Server Management ...

This chapter excerpt on Installing and Configuring vCenter Server (download PDF) is taken from the book VMware vSphere 4 Administration Instant Reference. This book provides information on the ins and ...

Before you upgrade vCenter Server, you need to make sure you have a good backup of the SQL database and that the SQL database you are using is supported by vCenter Server 4.0. Also make sure you have ...

VMware vSphere 6.0 has a ton of significant upgrades. I want to touch on one of those -- Linked Mode -- as it's come a long way in vSphere 6.0. I've also been using the vSphere Web Client exclusively ...