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
exploring
Remote collection results 256
exporting
SCAP assessment 197
F
filter for WCI collections 111
filter sets
remote 247
remove client 247
forest
active directory 233
run determine forest action 240
foundation checker 19
installation 22
G
getting started
active directory 233
assets 259
auditing 85
launching 12
logging on 12
manual patch deployment for Linux and UNIX 148
manual patching 143
remote client 245
tools 19
virtualization 23
vSphere Client Plug-in 58
WCI 95
WCI PowerShell scripts 97
group membership changes
deploy patches 174
H
host files
remote client 248
hosts
collect 52
how it works
job chain for Linux and UNIX 178
patch deploy action 178
patch staging for Linux and UNIX 177
HTTPS bypass
Linux agent installation 123
I
import/export wizard 20
importing
SCAP benchmark 195
information bar
portal 13
installation
foundation checker 22
tools 19
Windows machines 87, 233
installation delegate 118, 121
collect 121
enable 123
trust status 122
installing
agent, Linux 125
agent, Mac OS X 125
Package Studio 220
packages 228
PowerShell 110
remote client 250-251, 253
repositories 219
software provisioning 218
UNIX agent 125
VCM for active directory 240
installing package manager
software provisioning 222
installing package studio
software provisioning 220
installing repository
software provisioning 219
integration
service desk 271
J
JCE on patching repository 160
job chain
automated patching 158, 170-171, 176
how it works 178
job manager 19
service desk integration 272
job status reporting
WCI 112
jobs
time out for patching 170, 179
jobs history
provisioning 230
JRE on patching repository 160
L
license
domain controllers 236
licensing
domain controllers 233, 236
Windows machines 87, 91
Linux
add machines 124
agent installation 117
agent installation parameters 127
collect data 132
collecting
schedule 135
scheduled collection 133
collection results 133
installing agent 125
machine group, create 134
Linux agent
enable installation 123
Linux and UNIX
assessment results for manual patching 147
manual bulletin updates 144
manual patch assess and deploy 141
manual patch collection 145
patch collection filters 145
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vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide