Specifications

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11. On the Installation Settings page, assign the ports you want to use for communications and
file transfers between VMM components. If Windows Firewall is turned on, the wizard will
attempt to add firewall exceptions for each port.
Important
You can change the default port settings to avoid conflicts with other applications in your
environment. However, the port settings that you assign for the VMM server must identically
match the port settings you assign when installing associated VMM components.
12. On the Summary of Settings page, review your settings and do one of the following:
a. Click Previous to change any settings.
b. Click Install to install the VMM server.
13. On the Installation page, after setup is complete, click the link in the Status window to check
for the latest VMM updates.
Installing the VMM Administrator Console
You can install the VMM Administrator Console on the same computer as the VMM server or on a
different computer.
Important
To enable the Operations Manager Administrator Console to perform tasks on virtual machine hosts
and virtual machines from within the Virtualization Management Pack, you must install the VMM
Administrator Console on the same computer as the Operations Manager server.
Installing the Administrator Console also installs Windows PowerShell, which is the VMM command
shell required to perform these tasks.
1. From the product DVD or network share, double-click setup.exe.
2. In the Setup menu, click VMM Administrator Console.
3. On the License Terms page, click I accept the terms of this agreement.
4. On the Customer Experience Improvement Page (CEIP) page, click Next to accept the same
CEIP settings as the VMM Server.
5. On the Prerequisites Check page, review any alerts or warnings about inadequate hardware or
uninstalled software prerequisites. You can continue if you receive warnings, but alerts must be
resolved before you can proceed with the installation.
6. On the Installation Location page, select the appropriate path for your VMM Administrator
Console program files location.