Windows 7 x64 下如何執行安裝 VMware vCenter Server 4.1/5.0

VMware vCenter Server 只能安裝在如 2003/2008/2008R2 等64位元的系統上，竟然無法安裝在 Vista/Windows 7 的64位元上，有點OOXX，所以找了一下網路的資料，也的確有解決的方法。

這篇雖然是以 vCenter 4.1 為主，但是 vCenter 5.0 一樣適用，紀錄參考之! 來源1的後半段是中文的解說。

參考來源:

1. Windows 7 x64 也能執行 VMware vCenter Server 

2. http://irr.posterous.com/vmware-vcenter-server-41-x-windows-7-64-bits ---> Warning: This hacking is not supported by VMware !!!

 過程如下:

1. extract iso image of vCenter (e.g. in 7zip) to any folder in destination machine

2. download application for editing msi file and install ---> e.g. Insted from http://www.instedit.com/download.html

3. run this application and open file ...\vpx\VMware vCenter Server.msi

4. in Tables click on item "LaunchCondition"

5. on the right find row with text: (類似下面的句子)

"Installed Or (VersionNT>=501 And VersionNT < 600) Or (VersionNT = 600 And MsiNTProductType <> 1) Or (VersionNT = 601 And MsiNTProductType = 3)"

and modify it to:

"Installed Or (VersionNT>=501) Or (VersionNT = 600 And MsiNTProductType 1) Or (VersionNT = 601 And MsiNTProductType = 3)"

after that save and close.

6. download 64-bit verison of Microsoft AD LDS (new name for ADAM) from:

Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1b7f0a5-2131-44fd-9dde-fa146154e13a

Windows 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a45059af-47a8-4c96-afe3-93dab7b5b658

and install

7. run ..\autorun.exe to install vCenter