#VMWARE 6.0 AND SQL 2016 INSTALL#
You can get the latest ISO (Windows.iso) from VMware's website.ĭuring the installation process when the Windows Server installer asks you where you want to install (and you don't see any volumes), just click the Load driver link. The corresponding ISO image files are located at /locker/packages/. You can download the latest VMware tools from VMware, or you can use the one bundled with your ESXi installation within the Locker directory. Case 2: Prepare a new VM with VMware Paravirtual for a boot disk ^ If you create a new VM, you can do it as described below. whitepapers with SQL Server using vSphere 5.5 and 6.0 were published and showed excellent performance up. Updated security advisory to clarify the affected versions of VMware tools. SQL SERVER ON VMWARE vSPHERE 6.5 PERFORMANCE STUDY OCTOBER 2017. To remove the DBO role and migrate all objects in the DBO schema to a. VMSA-2016-0010 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware ESXi 5.5 patches on. Ensure that your Microsoft SQL Server database meets requirements, that you have the necessary credentials, and that you finish any necessary cleanup or other preparation before upgrading vCenter Server. The OS already installed the drivers with the previous step.Īs mentioned before, this was for the case in which you have already some VMs (including Windows Server 2008 R2 or Server 2012 R2 VMs) up and running, and you just want to change the controller type for those VMs. Prepare Microsoft SQL Server Database Before Upgrading vCenter Server. You can boot the VM, as the OS is now aware that some of its controllers are using VMware Paravirtual, thus it can boot successfully. Change the type for SCSI controller 0 to VMware Paravirtual