The DSN is not a 32 bit system DSN

Upon installation of Windows 2008 Standard, installing vCenter using the SQL Server 6.00 driver provided, the following error is received:
"The DSN, 'vCenter' does not exist or is not a 32 bit system DSN'

For starters, don't use the OBDC administrator found under Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC), this is the 64bit version.  Instead, navigate to c:\windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe.

The SQL Server driver available is not supported, you need to download the 'SQL Server Native' driver found here:


It's also good to know, a new install of Windows 2008 Server x64 doesn't include the "SQL Server Native" driver. The following link provides downloads for the new SQL 2008 feature packs. I tested this with vCenter 4.0 and it works great.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C6C3E9EF-BA29-4A43-8D69-A2BED18FE73C&displaylang=en