To resolve the VMware VirtualCenter failed firstboot issue, remove the limit on the database files by setting the Maximum File Size to Unrestricted File Growth.
- Connect to database server using SQL Management Studio.
- Right-click the vCenter Server database and click Properties.
- In the Database Properties window, click Files.
- Click the expand button in the Autogrowth column.
- Set Maximum File Size to Unrestricted File Growth.
- Repeat this step for the remaining database files.
Note: For log files the Unlimited option will return to Restricted and the size limit will be 2,097,152 (2TB). This is expected as log files are limited to 2TB on SQL Servers.