Updates for the ESX Server 3 Installation Guide
Update–4 VMware, Inc.
Updates for the To prepare a SQL Server database to work
with VirtualCenter Procedure on Page 68
ThefollowingtextshouldappearintheToprepareaSQLServerdatabasetoworkwith
VirtualCenterprocedure:
Makesurethatthedatabaseuserhasthefollowingpermissions:
MicrosoftSQLServer2000–Makesurethatthedatabaseuserhasthedb_owner
fixeddatabaseroleontheVirtualCenterdatabaseandtheMSDBdatabase.
The db_ownerroleontheMSDBdatabaseisrequiredforinstallationandupgrade
only.Youcanrevokethisroleaftertheinstallationorupgradeprocessis
completed.
Do notgranttheSystemAdministratorsserverroletothedatabase
user.However,iftheSystemAdministratorsrolewaspreviouslygrantedwhilethe
databasewasusedwithVirtualCenterServer2.0.x,donotrevoketheSystem
Administratorsrole.Leaveitasis.
MicrosoftSQLServer2005–Makesurethatthedatabaseloginhaseitherthe
sysadminserverroleorthedb_ownerfixeddatabaseroleontheVirtualCenter
databaseandontheMSDBdatabase.Thedb_ownerroleontheMSDBdatabaseis
requiredforinstallationandupgradeonly.Youcanrevokethisrole
afterthe
installationorupgradeprocessiscomplete.
Updates for the Configuring Communication Between
VirtualCenter Components Section on Page 76
ThefollowingtextshouldappearintheConfiguringCommunicationBetween
VirtualCenterComponentssection:
Port443isrequiredforcommunicationfromVirtualCentertoESXServerhosts.
Update for the To enable a VirtualCenter managed host to
receive data on the default port Procedure on Page 77
TheToenableaVirtualCentermanagedhosttoreceivedataonthedefaultport
procedureshouldcontainthefollowinginformationaboutthetypeofportsthatmust
beopenedtoenabledatareception:
ToallowdatatransfertotheVirtualCentermanagedhostfromtheVirtualCenterServer
oranotherVirtualCentermanagedhost,
openport902inthefirewallforincomingTCP
connectionsandoutgoingUDPconnections.
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