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What is vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check Script?
vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check Script is a PowerShell script written to help VMware admins validate their environment and assess if it is ready for a 5.1.x upgrade or install, the script checks for common issues when updating or installing vSphere 5.1 and associated SSO services.
The script checks the Windows Server and Active Directory configuration and provides an on screen report of known issues or configuration issues, the script also provides a text report which can help with further trouble shooting.
All checks are read-only and no changes are made to the system.
The following areas are checked as read-only checks:
Operating System Checks
Active Directory Domain Checks
Active Directory Forest Checks
Time Synchronization Checks
Domain Name System (DNS) Resolution Checks
Port Checks
Domain Controller Checks
vCenter Server Authentication Checks
System Requirements
The following system requirements will need to be met for this script to run correctly:
Windows 2003/ Windows 2008/2008 R2 on 64bit in a domain environment.
.Net Framework 3.5.0 or above
PowerShell 2.0 or above
PowerShell must be able to run scripts (Execution Policy must be assigned correctly)
PowerCLI 5.1 is required for an upgrade scenario.
PowerShell must be launched as Administrator
Run in 64 Bit PowerShell (Do not run in PowerShell (x86))
Running the script
1. Download the fling zip file and unzip into a folder on the local drive.
2. Launch PowerShell from the start menu
3. CD to the location of the downloaded script file and launch the script, for example:
PS C:>cd Scripts
PS C:Scripts>.PreCheckv2.ps1
4. The script will run and a graphical application will be launched
5. If this script is being used to check an upgrade of vCenter from a previous version please enter the hostname of the vCenter server in the text box provided, if this is not the case then do not change this box.
6. Click “Run Checks”
7. Once completed it is suggested you check each result box to find the result information and click the “More Information” link to read more information about this potential issue.
Note: Results may vary and some checks may not work on systems configured with IPv6
Example Video
An example of this script running and more information can be found below.
The script checks the Windows Server and Active Directory configuration and provides an on screen report of known issues or configuration issues, the script also provides a text report which can help with further trouble shooting.
