VMware 454885-B21 - Lab Manager Standard Foundation Bundle, Installation Manual

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Troubleshooting the Installation
Transfer of Managed Server Agent Software to ESX
Server Machine Fails
Problem
If you download the Managed Server software, copy it to the ESX Server
machine, and run the
tar -xvzf
command, this error appears:
tar: This does not look like a tar archive
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors running installer
Solution
The message indicates possible corruption of the file. Before installing the
Managed Server software, transfer the file to the ESX Server machine using FTP in
binary mode. For more information on using binary mode and verifying the integrity
of the software, see the steps in “Installing the Managed Server Agent Software on ESX
Server” on page 29.
Error 1603: Required Services for Installing Lab Manager
Problem
During the installation of Lab Manager Server, error 1603 appears.
Solution
Make sure the IIS Admin, World Wide Web Publishing, and HTTP SSL
services are running.