Hi
1. the ip that i assigned for vCenter is one of the vm from esxi server
2. see 2.jpg
3. the vCenter server is a window 2008 member server of AD, now a DC
4.i use 10.x.x.x:7444 as default, also i have tried 10.x.x.x:7444 as a login id, see attached screen shot 4.jpg
5. see 5.jpg & 5.1.jpg
Keith