I run into this question a lot, especially now that folks are deploying more and more SQL 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups. Does VMware support the vCenter database running on a SQL 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group? I know that vCenter 5.5 now supports SQL 2012 AlwaysOn Failover Clustering (with a shared LUN in RDM mode), but I can't find any support statements regarding SQL 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups, which make use of Microsoft's replication technology rather than shared LUNs. Does anyone know if VMware has an official statement on this configuration for vCenter? (Also for extra credit, how about Update Manager, SRM, and the VMware View Events database?)
Thanks,
Bill