Find vCenter Database Server details in the vCenter Server:

There are multiple ways to find out the vCenter DB Server associated with the vCenter Server.

Option 1:

1. Open regedit and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI

2. Select the key that reflects the database you’re looking for.

3. You will find a string called “Server” defining the server name and “Database” defining the database name.

Option 2:

1. On the vCenter server, browse to C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\

2. Open the file vcdb.properties in notepad

3. The line “url=” contains information on connecting to the database

sqlserver://<server name>;databaseName\=<database name>