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
Index
A
about this book 9
access
by user 11
compliance content 21
active directory
collection results 242
configuration 239
data collection 242
getting started 233
install 240
run determine forest action 240
run domain controller setup action 241
add servers
provisoning, operating system 202
adding
asset data field 260
hardware asset data 265
Linux machines 124
Mac OS X machines 124
multiple hardware asset data 265
multiple software asset data 268
repository sources 227
service desk integration 271
software asset data 267
UNIX machines 124
vCenter Server 30
vCloud Director 37
vShield Manager 47
administration settings
configuring for patching 173
administrator privileges for patching 138
agent
install, Windows 91
installation
Linux agent, enable 123
UNIX agent, enable 123
installation, Linux 117
installation, Mac OS X 117
installation, UNIX 117
remote client 248
agent communication
changing after OS provisioning 213
agent installation parameters
Linux 127
Mac OS X 127
UNIX 127
agent proxy
collector 51
AIX machines
patching 141
Index
VMware, Inc.
273
alerts
compliance
machine groups 192-193
alternate locations
configuring 161
Red Hat Linux machine 169
alternative location patch repository 139
assessment
SCAP 195-196
assessment results
Linux and UNIX patching 147
manual patching for Windows 154
assessment templates for patching 142
assessments
manual patching for Windows 153
assets
adding data field 260
adding hardware data 265
adding multiple hardware data 265
adding multiple software data 268
adding software data 267
configuring data fields 259
configuring hardware data 264
configuring software data 267
deleting data field 262
deleting hardware data 266
deleting software data 270
editing hardware data 265
editing hardware data values 266
editing software data 269
editing software data values 270
edting data field 261
getting started 259
rearranging data fields 262
refreshing dynamic data field 263
reviewing data field 260
VCM asset data 264
assigning
network authority account 89
auditing 85
automated patching
deployment mapping 175
environment 156
trigger events 169
troubleshooting 138, 140
automatic patch deployment
configuring settings 174
job chain 158, 170-171, 176
patching exceptions 172