Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started with VCM
- Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools
- Configuring VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- Virtual Environments Configuration
- Configure Virtual Environments Collections
- Configure Managing Agent Machines for Virtual Environment Management
- Obtain the SSL Certificate Thumbprint
- Configure vCenter Server Data Collections
- Configure vCenter Server Virtual Machine Collections
- Configure vCloud Director Collections
- Configure vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines Collections
- Configure vShield Manager Collections
- Configure ESX Service Console OS Collections
- Configure the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In
- Running Compliance for the VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- Create and Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
- Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules
- Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters
- Preview Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Exceptions
- Resolve Noncompliant Virtual Environments Template Results
- Configure Alerts and Schedule Virtual Environment Compliance Runs
- Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration
- Auditing Security Changes in Your Environment
- Configuring Windows Machines
- Configure Windows Machines
- Windows Collection Results
- Getting Started with Windows Custom Information
- Prerequisites to Collect Windows Custom Information
- Using PowerShell Scripts for WCI Collections
- Windows Custom Information Change Management
- Collecting Windows Custom Information
- Create Your Own WCI PowerShell Collection Script
- Verify that Your Custom PowerShell Script is Valid
- Install PowerShell
- Collect Windows Custom Information Data
- Run the Script-Based Collection Filter
- View Windows Custom Information Job Status Details
- Windows Custom Information Collection Results
- Run Windows Custom Information Reports
- Troubleshooting Custom PowerShell Scripts
- Configuring Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machine Management
- Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Installation Credentials
- Configure Collections from Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines
- Configure Installation Delegate Machines to Install Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X...
- Configure the HTTPS Bypass Setting for Linux Agent Installations
- Enable Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Agent Installation
- Add and License Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines for Agent Installation
- Install the VCM Agent on Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Operating Systems
- Collect Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Data
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collection Results
- Configure Scheduled Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collections
- Patching Managed Machines
- Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Prerequisite Tasks and Requirements
- Manually Patching Managed Machines
- Getting Started with VCM Manual Patching
- Configuring An Automated Patch Deployment Environment
- Deploying Patches with Automated Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Configure VCM for Automatic Event-Driven Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Generate a Patch Assessment Template
- Run a Patch Assessment on Managed Machines
- Add Exceptions for Patching Managed Machines
- Configure the VCM Administration Settings
- Generate a Patch Deployment Mapping
- Configure VCM for Automatic Scheduled Patch Assessment and Deployment
- How the Linux and UNIX Patch Staging Works
- How the Linux and UNIX Patching Job Chain Works
- How the Deploy Action Works
- Patch Deployment Wizards
- Running Patching Reports
- Running and Enforcing Compliance
- Provisioning Physical or Virtual Machine Operating Systems
- Provisioning Software on Managed Machines
- Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories
- Software Repository for Windows
- Package Manager for Windows
- Software Provisioning Component Relationships
- Install the Software Provisioning Components
- Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories
- Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows
- Related Software Provisioning Actions
- Configuring Active Directory Environments
- Configuring Remote Machines
- Tracking Unmanaged Hardware and Software Asset Data
- Managing Changes with Service Desk Integration
- Index
Procedure
1. On a Windows 2008 machines, select Start > All Programs > VMware vCenter Configuration
Manager > Tools.
2. Right-click Package Studio and select Properties.
3. Click the Compatibility tab.
4. In the Privilege Level area, select Run this program as an administrator and click Apply.
5. Click OK.
6. Select Start > All Programs > VMware vCenter Configuration Manager > Tools > Package Studio.
7. On the User Account Control dialog box, click Yes.
Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows
Using VCM Software Provisioning, you collect and view Repository and Package Manager data, and then
install or remove packages on target machines.
Prerequisites
Software packages are created and published to the repository. See "Creating Packages" on page 223.
Procedure
1. "Collect Package Manager Information from Machines" on page 225
To view information about packages and Package Managers in VCM, you must collect Package
Manager data from managed machines.
2. "Collect Software Repository Data" on page 226
Collect the repository data to identify which software packages are in which repositories. From the
collected information, you can determine which repositories to assign to machines based on the
available packages.
3. "Add Repository Sources to Package Managers" on page 227
Sources are the sections in the repository from which the Package Manager will be able to download
and install packages.
4. "Install Packages" on page 228
The process of installing packages includes identifying and processing dependencies and conflicts;
running any specified prescripts; running the installation using any specified command arguments; and
running any specified post-scripts.
Collect Package Manager Information from Machines
To view information about packages and Package Managers in VCM, you must collect Package Manager
data from managed machines.
Regularly collect Package Manager data to determine if your machines are remaining current with the
necessary software packages.
Provisioning Software on Managed Machines
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