Re: vcenter 5.5 service fails

Hello Pascalloz,

Please check if you have IIS service started in your vCenter installed VM. If yes, please stop that service and start the vCenter server service.

Also, please download SQL Management Studio from Microsoft:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/4e5d5374-9422-4699-b6c8-fe72e96bb533/microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2-express-with-management-studio-express  

Then follow the instructions as mentioned in the following KB:

kb.vmware.com/kb/1000455

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