VMWare vCenter Server 5.5 installation on Windows 2012 R2 stuck at Directory Services Installation

I have just experienced the problem below while testing VMware vCenter 5.5 on Windows 2012 R2. It stuck at Installing Directory Services step.


I found the installer was trying to run a non-existing file "ocsetup.exe" at this step, weird thing is vCenter installer doesn't complain about that, it only waits, the log file is under %temp%\vminst.log.

1. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 Begin Logging


2. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 --- CA exec: VMAdamInstall


3. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 Getting Property CustomActionData = 603;603;C:\Users\ADMINI~1.VML\AppData\Local\Temp\{A4400513-2688-45A9-8439-CA991F4E4106};C:\Windows\SysWOW64\;C:\Windows\system32\;C:\Windows\ADAM\


4. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 setupApp = [C:\Windows\system32\ocsetup.exe]


5. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 --- function: SetupComponentOnWindows


6. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 [C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c start /w C:\Windows\system32\ocsetup.exe DirectoryServices-ADAM /passive /norestart]


7. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 Util_Launch::Wait: 1 Hide: 1


8. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 Found "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"


9. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 09:48:55 Attempting to launch ["C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c start /w C:\Windows\system32\ocsetup.exe DirectoryServices-ADAM /passive /norestart]

I copied ocsetup.exe file from a Windows Server 2008 R2 server's system32 to C:\Windows\system32 folder on Windows Server 2012 R2.

1. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 10:40:44 Attempting to launch ["C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c start /w C:\Windows\system32\ocsetup.exe DirectoryServices-ADAM /passive /norestart]


2. VMware VirtualCenter-build-1235232: 11/27/13 10:41:11 Process returned 0

Hope it helps.