I'm having problems getting a new lab/PoC environment working.
The ESXi Hosts are working fine, but I can't get vCenter Server set up and working.
The vCenter environment is as follows:
Server: HP DL360G5 (Physical)
OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Clean install)
Domain: Active Directory (2008R2 functional level)
vCenter version 5.1.0A (VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.1.0-880471.iso)
Install User: SVC-VCTR@mycompany.local
SVC-VCTR has local admin rights on the server, and is a Domain User (no Domain Admin rights)
Installation of SSO, Inventory Services and vCenter goes smoothly except that each time I enter the server's FQDN it reports that it cannot be resolved by nslookup. nslookup from cmd works fine and resolves to the correct address. I don't know if this error is relevant.
SSO does NOT automatically add the domain as an identity source, I have to add it manually, which succeeds.
When vCenter install asks for the 'vCenter Server administrator recognized by vCenter Single Sign On' I enter 'MYCOMPANY\Domain Admins', which it accepts.
VWware vSphere Client and Web Client install no problems.
All components use the bundled SQL Server Express/Essentials (I can't remember which) edition, so there's no external DB.
I can:
Log into the Web Client as the SSO admin (Admin@System-Domain).
Log into the Web Client as SVC-VCTR@mycompany.local
Add 'Domain Admins' to the __Administrators__ group in SSO
I can not:
Log into the Web Client using other domain accounts (my regular account or my Domain Admin account)
Log into vCenter Server using the vSphere Client (with any credentials)
See the vCenter Server in the Web Client (whether I log on with Admin or SVC-VCTR)
Add my regular or Domain Admin accounts to any groups in SSO
Figure out why it isn't working.
I'm not very familiar with either AD or VMware.
Is there something obvious that I'm missing? What would you advise I try next?
Happy to provide additional details if required; I'm not really sure what's relevant and what's not.
Thanks in advance,
Alex.