Installation guide

Getting Started with VCM
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Getting Started with VCM
When you use VCM, you must understand user access and how to start VCM from any physical or virtual
machine. You must also familiarize yourself with the VCM Web Console features.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Understanding User Access 11
Log In to VCM 12
Getting Familiar with the Portal 13
Customizing VCM for your Environment 16
Understanding User Access
User access determines who has access to VCM and with what roles. To manage your user access, create
rules that are assigned to roles. VCM assigns the roles to each user login you create. User access is
managed in the Administration User Manager node.
The user account that was used to install VCM is automatically granted access to VCM, placed in the roles
of ADMIN and USER, and placed into the Admin role. This user can log in to VCM using the Admin role.
The AD_Admin role allows full administration access to AD objects only.
When a user is added to the Admin role in VCM or granted access to the Administration User Manager
node, that user is placed in the fixed machine roles Security Administrators and Bulk Insert Administrators
Groups. They are also added to the database roles of public, ADMIN, and User in the VCM Database.
Users who will not have access to the Administration User Manager node will be assigned to public.
Depending on the functions granted to a user, they might need additional or fewer privileges for their role
to function properly.
VCM provides a role named Change Restricted to limit users from making certain changes in your
environment. With this role, users can discover machines, collect data from machines, assess machines,
display bulletin and template details, check for updates, and view history. Users can add, edit, and delete
reports, compliance rules and rule groups, and compliance and patch assessment templates.Users with the
Change Restricted role can also install the VCM Agent, upgrade VCM, and uninstall VCM.
When you apply the Change Restricted role to a user’s VCM login, they cannot perform the following
actions.
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