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
run 77
schedule 78
vCenter Operations Manager 73-74, 76-80
T
template
deploy patches, membership changes 174
patch assessment 142
threshold data age
deploy patches 174
time
provisioning, Linux operating system
Linux 212
time-out
patching jobs 170, 179
ToCMBase64String 98
toolbar
in portal 14
tools
foundation checker 19
getting started 19
import/export, content 19
installation 19
job manager 19
trigger events for automated patching 169
troubleshooting
patching 138, 140
PowerShell scripts 115
trust
enable for patching repository 164
trust status
installation delegate 122
U
UNIX
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
UNIX agent
enable installation 123
UNIX and Linux
manual patch collection 145
patch collection filters 145
patching getting started 143, 150
user access 11
V
vCenter Operations Manager 73
badge score 74, 76-80
change 73
compliance standards 73
mapping 73-74, 77-80
vCenter Server 23
add 30
collect 32
compliance exceptions 65, 67, 191
compliance filters 62
compliance rule groups 60
compliance rules 61
compliance templates 59, 63
data collections 29
run compliance 64
vCenter Server virtual machines
collect 35
vCloud Director
add 37
collect 37, 39
collection results 40
compliance exceptions 65, 67, 191
compliance filters 62
compliance rule groups 60
compliance rules 61
compliance templates 59, 63
run compliance 64, 188
settings 38
vApp collection 41
vApp network address translation 41
vCloud Director vApp
discover 43
VCM asset data
editing 264
verify PowerShell script 109
virtual environment
collecting
results 56
collections 55
compliance
resolve noncompliant results 189
resolve noncompliant results, exceptions 191
resolve noncompliant results,
manually 67, 191
resolve noncompliant results, VCM
actions 66, 190
getting started 23
managing agent 26, 29
managing agent collection 26
managing agent enabled 28
managing agent HTTPS bypass 28
managing agent trust status 27
virtual machine
manage operating system 36
vCloud Director vApp 41
virtual object
compliance exceptions 65, 67, 191
compliance filters 62
compliance rule groups 60
compliance rules 61
compliance templates 59, 63
run compliance 64
vShield Manager
add 47
collect 47, 49
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vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide