Installation guide

Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Licensed Machines > Licensed Virtual Environments.
3. Select the vCenter Server instances and click Collect on the VCM toolbar.
4. On the Collection Type page, select Machine Data and click OK.
5. On the Machines page, verify that the Selected list includes all the vCenter Server instances from which
you are collecting and click Next.
6. On the Data Types page, select the Virtualization vCenter Server data types that you want to collect
from the vCenter Server instances and click Next.
7. On the Important page, resolve any conflicts and click Finish.
What to do next
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Review the collected virtualization data. Click Console and select Virtual Environments > vCenter.
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(Optional) Schedule vCenter Server collections. See "Configure vCenter Server Scheduled Collections"
on page 34.
vCenter Server Collection Results
The collectedvCenter Server data appears in the Console in the Virtual Environments node. The collected
vCenter Server data helps you identify and manage vCenter Server, host, and guest objects.
Option Description
Console View the Virtual Environments dashboards. Click Click Console and select
Dashboards > Virtual Environments.
View the collected vCenter Server data. Click Console and select Virtual
Environments > vCenter to access the collected data.
View the change logs for the virtual environments. Click Console and select
Change Management to access the collected data.
Compliance Access compliance rules that you create based on the collected vCenter Server
data using the Virtual Environment Compliance node. You cannot create
enforceable compliance rules for vCenter Server data.
The compliance rules for the virtual machines you license and on which you
install the Agent are managed in the Machine Group Compliance node.
Reports Run configured Virtual Environments reports, including a vCenter Summary
report. Click Reports and select Machine Group Reports > Virtual
Environments.
Create reports based collected vCloud Director objects. Click Reports and
select Virtual Object Reports.
Administration Displays managed vCenter Server instances from which you are collecting
data.
Click Administration and select Machines Manager > Licensed Machines >
Licensed Virtual Environments to view licensed vCenter Server instances.
Administration >
Machine Groups
Dynamic machine groups based on vCenter Server objects. These objects
include instances, hosts, and guest machines, and are used to limit the
displayed data.
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