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So we have yet another failed attempt from VMware to create a windows installer and make it work. This time it comes with VMware vCenter Update 4. So during the installation of update 4 it attempts to upgrade the license server with absolutely no mention of this during the initial screen where you can choose which features you want to install.
During the install I continued to get a cryptic 1923 Error: Insufficient Privileges. Now I'm the Domain Admin of the tree so I know this isn't the cause. After playing around with it for a while I found that if you are logged into the system and attempting the install from Remote Desktop Session it would fail. Easy enough, install from Remote Desktop with Admin switch.
I did the install of the license file from the vpx directory and upgraded license file fine. Went back and attempted the full install again and this it started the install and again attempted to upgrade the license server and again failed and broke the service.
So last attempt went like this. Install License Server from vpx directory and then manually upgrade vCenter, again from vpx directory and then run the full installer to upgrade Update Manager and Converter. Update 4 requires a database schema upgrade again so make sure to have a full backup of the database. Also the ESX vCenter agents are updated on each ESX host so don't get scared when they are all disconnected when you enter the VIC.
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