grant permissions to windows cluster object via the container to enable MSSQL Cluster installation.

CNO = When the Windows Failover Cluster (WFC) is initially configured a Cluster Name object (CNO) will be created. this is the windows cluster object in the AD.

1. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in (dsa.msc).

2. Locate “Computers” container:

3. Make sure “Advanced Features” is selected:

4. Open the properties of the container and click the “Security” tab. Click “Add” and add the CNO. Make sure to select “Computers” option in the “Object Types” window:

5. Click “Advanced”, highlight the CNO, and click “Edit”:

6. Make sure “Read all properties” and “Create Computer objects” are checked. Click OK until you’re back to the AD Users and Computer window:

7. Retry your previously failed installation. Note that with SQL Server 2012 there will be a “retry” button.

via Error during installation of an SQL server Failover Cluster Instance – CSS SQL Server Engineers

Create a local user and assigning permissions on an ESXi host

1. Create a local user on your ESXi host.

   Note: You cannot perform this task on vCenter Server.

   To create a local user on your ESXi host:

   1. Connect directly to the ESXi host using the vSphere Client.
   2. Click the Local Users & Groups tab.
   3. Right-click the window pane and and click Add.
   4. Enter a login name and a password (user name and UID is generated automatically if you leave the fields blank).
2. Create a role and assign permissions:
   1. Select Home.
   2. Click Roles and click Add to create a new role with dedicated permissions.
   3. Define a name for the new role and select the necessary permissions.
3. Assign the new role to the user:
   1. Select Inventory.
   2. Right-click the Permissions tab and click Add Permission.
   3. At the left pane, select Add to add the created user.
   4. At the right pane, select the new created role.