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
Contents
Windows Custom Information Change Management 107
Collecting Windows Custom Information 108
Create Your Own WCI PowerShell Collection Script 108
Verify that Your Custom PowerShell Script is Valid 109
Install PowerShell 110
Collect Windows Custom Information Data 110
Run the Script-Based Collection Filter 111
View Windows Custom Information Job Status Details 112
Windows Custom Information Collection Results 113
Run Windows Custom Information Reports 114
Troubleshooting Custom PowerShell Scripts 115
Configuring Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines 117
Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machine Management 117
Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Installation Credentials 119
Configure Collections from Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines 120
Configure Installation Delegate Machines to Install Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Agents 121
Configure the HTTPS Bypass Setting for Linux Agent Installations 123
Enable Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Agent Installation 123
Add and License Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines for Agent Installation 124
Install the VCM Agent on Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Operating Systems 125
Collect Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Data 132
Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collection Results 133
Configure Scheduled Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collections 133
Create a Dynamic Machine Group for Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Machines 134
Schedule Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collections 135
Patching Managed Machines 137
Patch Assessment and Deployment 137
Prerequisite Tasks and Requirements 138
General Requirements 138
Requirements to Patch Solaris Machines in Single-User Mode 140
Requirements to Patch Managed Machines Without Changing the Run Level 140
Requirements to Patch AIX Machines 141
Manually Patching Managed Machines 141
Getting Started with VCM Manual Patching 143
Getting Started with VCM Manual Patching for Linux and UNIX Managed Machines 143
Getting Started with VCM Manual Patching for Windows Managed Machines 150
Configuring An Automated Patch Deployment Environment 156
Configuring the Patching Repository Machine 158
(Optional) Configuring the Alternate Location Patch Repository Machines 161
Configuring VCM to Work with the Patching Repository and Alternate Locations 162
Deploying Patches with Automated Patch Assessment and Deployment 169
Configure VCMfor Automatic Event-Driven Patch Assessment and Deployment 170
Generate a Patch Assessment Template 171
Run a Patch Assessment on Managed Machines 172
Add Exceptions for Patching Managed Machines 172
Configure the VCMAdministration Settings 173
Generate a Patch Deployment Mapping 175
Configure VCM for Automatic Scheduled Patch Assessment and Deployment 176
How the Linux and UNIX Patch Staging Works 177
How the Linux and UNIX Patching Job Chain Works 178
How the Deploy Action Works 178
Patch Deployment Wizards 179
Running Patching Reports 180
Running and Enforcing Compliance 181
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