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vSphere Installation and Setup 7 Run the vCenter Server installer. 8 If a database reinitialization warning message appears in the vCenter Server installer, select Do not overwrite, leave my existing database in place and continue the installation. This message appears if you are using a database that has vCenter Server tables that were created by a previous installation. The message does not appear if the database is clean. If you leave your existing database in place, you cannot join a Linked Mode group during the installation. You can join after the installation is complete. See "Join a Linked Mode Group After Installation," on page 114. 9 When prompted, provide the database user login. The Oracle dadtabase schema is created. Configure an Oracle Connection for Local Access Configure a connection for local access if you install vCenter Server on the same system as the Oracle database. Prerequisites Review the required database patches specified in "vCenter Server Database Configuration Notes," on page 30. If you do not prepare your database correctly, the vCenter Server installer displays error and warning messages. Procedure 1 Download Oracle 10g or Oracle 11g from the Oracle Web site. 2 Install Oracle 10g or Oracle 11g, and create a database. 3 Configure the TNS Service Name option in the ODBC DSN. The TNS Service Name is the net service name for the database to which you want to connect. You can find the net service name in the tnsnames.ora file located in the NETWORK\ADMIN folder in the Oracle database installation location. The database is configured for local access. Configure an Oracle Database Connection for Remote Access Before a vCenter Server system can access the Oracle database remotely, you must configure an Oracle connection. Prerequisites Review the required database patches specified in "vCenter Server Database Configuration Notes," on page 30. If you do not prepare your database correctly, the vCenter Server installer displays error and warning messages. Procedure 1 Install the Oracle client on the vCenter Server system machine. 2 Download and install the ODBC driver. 3 Create a new tablespace for a vCenter Server system using a SQL statement such as the following statement. CREATE TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 46 VMware, Inc.