If you are installing VMware vCenter5 and you notice that their are no connectors for connecting to a remote msSQL database, here is how to add a new ODBC connector to get things up and running.
- 1. Install .NET framework tools 3.5 (Can be done by adding a Feature and in the Server Manager of Server 2008 R2)
- Download and install the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client for Server 2008
- Create a new ODBC connection
- To do this, try installing the ODBC connection through the control panel by going to: Control Panel ->Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)
- NOTE: If you notice later on that vServer doesn't find an ODBC source, try opening the configuration manager with an elevated command prompt and type in
- c:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
- NOTE: If you notice later on that vServer doesn't find an ODBC source, try opening the configuration manager with an elevated command prompt and type in
- To do this, try installing the ODBC connection through the control panel by going to: Control Panel ->Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)
- Click on the System DSN tab
- Click Add
- Click on SQL Server Native Client 10.0
- Click Finish
- Type in the name, description, and server to connect to.
- Click Next
- Fill out how you want to authenticate
- Click Next
- Change the default database to whateveryourdatabaseiscalled
- Click Next
- Click Next
- Finish
- Test Data Source...
--You should see "TESTS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY!"