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Contents
AboutThisBook 7
1 Overview 9
SystemArchitecture 9
DistributedApplianceSolutions 11
VirtualandPhysicalApplianceSolutions 11
VirtualApplianceDeployment 11
PhysicalApplianceDeployment 12
MirroredNetworkTraffic 12
vCollector 12
MixedEnvironment 13
WhereToGoNext 13
InstallationofNeworAdditionalADMComponents 13
Licenses 13
UpgradingADM 13
MigratingtoaNewAppliance 13
Security 13
2 InstallingADM 15
ADMInstallationRequirements 15
InstallationPersonnel 15
ESXResources 15
InstallingthevSphereClient 16
DisablingvMotion 16
PreparingtheEnvironment 17
PreparinganESXConfiguration 17
DeployingtheVirtualAppliances 18
DeployingtheADMVirtualAppliances 19
InstallingWindowsCollector 20
3 SettingUpADM 23
Process 23
OrderofSetup 23
ADMSetupProcedures 23
LaunchingtheFirstBootConfigurationTool 24
ConfiguringtheRootPassword 24
ConfiguringStaticNetworkSettings 25
ConfiguringtheTimezoneandTime 25
ConfiguringtheApplianceRole 26
Post‐InstallationSteps 27
LoggingIntotheADMConsole 27
InitiatingPassiveDiscovery 27