Configure vsphere VCenter 5.5 installation to use a remote Oracle database

--1. Creating Oracle vcenter tablespace and data files
CREATE tablespace "VCENTER" DataFile ' $PATH/vcenter. DBF ' SIZE 1G autoextend on
NEXT 10M MAXSIZE UNLIMITED LOGGING EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT AUTO;

--2. Creating Oracle Vcenter Users and authorizing
CREATE USER "VC" Profile "default" identified by "VC" the default Tablespace "VCENTER" account UNLOCK;
GRANT CONNECT to VC;
GRANT RESOURCE to VC;
GRANT CREATE VIEW to VC;
GRANT CREATE SEQUENCE to VC;
GRANT CREATE TABLE to VC;
GRANT CREATE materialized VIEW to VC;
GRANT EXECUTE on Dbms_lock to VC;
GRANT EXECUTE on Dbms_job to VC;
GRANT SELECT on dba_tablespaces to VC;
GRANT SELECT on Dba_temp_files to VC;
GRANT SELECT on Dba_data_files to VC;
GRANT UNLIMITED tablespace to VC;

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3. Configure Oracle Connection for remote access, you must configure Oracle connectivity before the VCenter server system can remotely access the Oracle database
(1). Install the Oracle client on the Vcenter Local system and use the NETCA command to configure the remote access Tnsname
(2). Download and install the ODBC driver
(3). Control Panel in Windows-Administrative tools-data sources, adding in System DSN
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