 to use Microsoft Update. System Center should be updated as per Microsoft guidelines and VMM updates have been known to include SQL scripts that must be executed manually to complete the update. Select Off and click on Next. On the Select the installation location page, accept the default installation location or specify a custom location. Click on Next. Installing Virtual Machine Manager Provided your machine passes the prerequisite check, which it should if all preceding steps have been followed, you will need to change the Select an existing database or create a new database option to the existing VirtualManagerDB. Click on Next. 9. While not strictly necessary on a single server deployment, it is suggested to run the VMM Service as a Domain Account and store the encryption keys in Active Directory. This will allow you to move from a single server installation to a highly available installation. Enter the DEMO\SVC_VMMSrvc account and password; under the Distributed Key Management section, enter the distinguished name of the DKMVMM container that was created in the previous recipe. Click on Next. Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Setup Wizard Configuration Report a problem Configure service account and distributed key management Virtual Machine Manager Service Account Select the account to be used by the VMM service. Highly available VMM installations require the use of a domain account. Which type of account should I use? Local System account Domain account User name and domain: Password: DEMO\SVC_VMMSrvc Select. Distributed Key Management Select whether to store encryption keys in Active Directory instead of on the local machine. Highly available VMM installations require the keys be stored in Active Directory. Store my keys in Active Directory Provide the location in Active Directory. For example, CN=DKM,DC=contoso,DC=com. CN=DKMVMM,DC=ad,DC=demo,DC=com How do I configure distributed key management? Previous Next > Cancel 10. Leave the Port configuration option as default unless you re