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Contents
AboutThisBook 7
1 Overview 9
SystemArchitecture 9
DistributedAppliancewithRemoteDatabase 11
VirtualApplianceSolution 11
VirtualApplianceDeployment 11
MirroredNetworkTraffic 12
vCollector 12
MixedEnvironment 12
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
SettingUpOracleasanExternalDatabaseforADM 21
3 SettingUpADM 25
Process 25
OrderofSetup 25
ADMSetupProcedures 25
LaunchingtheFirstBootConfigurationTool 26
ConfiguringtheRootPassword 26
ConfiguringStaticNetworkSettings 27
ConfiguringtheTimezoneandTime 27
InstallingtheOracleClient 28
ConfiguringtheApplianceRole 28
Post‐InstallationSteps 31
ActiveDirectoryConfiguration 31
LoggingintotheADMConsole 32
InitiatingPassiveDiscovery 32