Profile-Driven Storage installation fails when vCenter Server 5.1.x or 5.5 is installed on different host than vCenter Single Sign-On with vCenter Server administrator user local to vCenter Server host

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

When you install vCenter Server 5.1.x or 5.5, the installer prompts you to add a vCenter Single Sign-On user or group as a vCenter Server administrator. If you install vCenter Server on a different host machine from the corresponding vCenter Single Sign-On host, and you select a user local to that vCenter Server machine as the vCenter Server administrator, for example administrator@vCenter_Server_hostname, the vpxd service is unable to start, which prevents the installation of Profile-Driven Storage.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x

Resolution

When you install vCenter Server on a different host machine from the corresponding vCenter Single Sign-On host, and the installer prompts you to add a vCenter Single Sign-On user or group as a vCenter Server administrator, enter a domain user, for example administrator@SingleSignOn_hostname.