Run it virtualized :-) Here you can find a lot of advantages: VMware KB: Running vCenter Server in a virtual machine
Deploying vCenter Server in a virtual machine has these advantages:
- Rather than dedicating a physical server to the vCenter Server application, you can install vCenter Server in a virtual machine registered to an ESXi/ESX host in the environment.
- You can provide high availability for the vCenter Server system by using VMware HA.
- You can migrate the virtual machine containing the vCenter Server system from one host to another, enabling maintenance and other activities.
- Provides the ability to use snapshots for virtual machine-level backup utilities (such as VMware Data Recovery) and for restore points before installing update packages.