User`s guide

ADM User’s Guide
22 VMware, Inc.
TheVMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManagerOnlineHelpprovidesstep‐by‐stepinstructionsonhowto
enablerole‐basedaccesscontrol.
System
TheadministratorcanperformseveralmanagementfunctionsonanADMsystem.NavigatetoManage>
Systemtoperformthefollowingfunctions:
 SelfTest:Performsinternaltestsandlooksforerrors.
 SystemReboot:RebootstheADMappliance.
 SystemLog:Displaysthesystemlogfile,whichshowsthetimeofeachevent,logmessage,andseverity.
Forexample,servicesrestartisanevent.
 DeleteAllSystemLogs:Deletesallthesystemlogfiles.
 AgingLog:Displaystheaginglogfiles,whichshowsthetimeofeachevent,logmessage,andseverity.
Forexample,removalofanentityisanevent.
 DeleteAllAgingLogs:Deletesalltheaginglogfiles.
 SupportPackageList:Displaysthelistofallcreatedsupportpackages.
 CreateProductSupportPackage:CreatesaproductsupportpackageandaddsittotheSupportPackage
List.
 MailConfiguration:Setsyourmailserverandaddress.
 ActiveProbesConfiguration:Configuresactiveprobes.VMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManager
AdministrationGuideprovidesinformationaboutaddingandconfiguringanactiveprobe.
 AdvancedConfiguration:Setsparsingofconfigurationfiles.UseonlywhenanITComplianceAnalyzer‐
ApplicationEdition(ITCA‐AE)applianceisconnectedtoADM.
 Update:Updatestobedonethroughthecommandlineinterface usingtheADMAppliancePlatform.The
VMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManagerAdministrationGuideprovidesmoreinformationabout
updatingADMusingADMAppliancePlatform.
 RestartDiscovery:Restartsdiscovery.
 Licensing:Displayslicenseinformationandallowsyoutouploadanewlicense.
TheVMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManagerOnlineHelpprovidesstep‐by‐stepinstructionsonhowto
performtheseactions.
Licensing
YoumusthaveanADMlicensetoinitiatediscoveryprocess.
To view existing licenses
1FromtheADMconsole,navigatetoManage>System.
2IntheActionsleftpane,clickLicensingtodisplaytheLicensepropertiespage.
Thefollowingdetailsaredisplayedforexistinglicenses:
 LicenseFeature:Thetypeoflicense.
 AmountLicensed:Thenumberofserversregisteredinthelicense.
 AmountUsed:Thenumberofserversalreadydiscovered.
 ExpirationDate:Thedateonwhichthelicenseisscheduledtoexpire.
 SerialNumber:The25digitserialnumberstring.
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MPORTANTOnlytheAdministratorcanviewanduploadthelicensefromtheManagetab.