Installation guide

Slider Action
Active
Directory
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View, export, or print enterprise-wide, summary information for Active
Directory objects.
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Review alert notifications for the selected AD location.
n
Review Active Directory-related changes that occurred from one collection to
the next.
n
View collected information about Active Directory objects such as Users,
Groups, Contacts, Computers, Printers, Shares, and Organizational Units.
n
Review Active Directory site lists, including Site Links, Site Link Bridges,
Subnets, Intersite Transports, Servers, Connections and Licensing.
n
View Active Directory Group Policy Container Settings.
n
View information about Active Directory Domains, DCs, and Trusts.
n
Track and display access control entries and security descriptor data on all
collected objects.
n
View Active Directory Schema information.
Reports
n
Run out-of-the-box reports against your collected data.
n
Write your own SQL and SSRS reports using VCM’s report wizard.
Patching
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Review a list of bulletins available to VCM.
n
Create, run, or import VCM Patching templates to display the machines that
require the patches described in each bulletin.
n
Monitor VCM Patching jobs.
n
Deploy patches.
Administration
n
Manage basic configuration options for VCM.
n
Establish filters to limit the data you collect from machines in your
environment.
n
Review how your VCM licenses are being used.
n
Identify and manage your physical and virtual machines.
n
Manage VCM Logins and Roles.
n
Set options for assessment and deployment.
n
View the status of jobs that are currently running, scheduled to run, or
completed.
n
Configure VCM to notify you of certain conditions in your environment.
Customizing VCM for your Environment
Customization of your environment is essential to fine-tune the visibility of configuration information so
that the policies you develop and the actions you take are appropriate for your IT infrastructure.
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