Updating VMware vCenter from 5.0 to 5.1

Scenario

You currently manage your vSphere estate using vCenter 5.0, and would like to upgrade to the latest and greatest version to date; 5.1. There’s a few gotchas along the way, so read on below for a few useful notes. [Read more…]

The Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition installer returned error code 2064843076

Scenario

You’ve just tried to install VMware vCenter with the option to use SQL Server Express, but the installation fails with the following error:

The Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition installer returned error code ‘2064843076’

Solution

  1. Click Explore Media to open an Explorer window:
  2.  Right-click autorun.exe and select Run as administrator:
  3. Every process that is started from the autorun screen will now have full admin rights, so SQL Server will install fine.