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
vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide
Running Machine Group Compliance 181
Getting Started with SCAP Compliance 194
Conduct SCAP Compliance Assessments 195
Provisioning Physical or Virtual Machine Operating Systems 199
Operating System Provisioning Components 199
How Operating System Provisioning Works 200
Configure Operating System Provisioning Servers 201
Add Operating System Provisioning Servers 202
Set the Trust Status for Operating System Provisioning Servers 202
Collect Operating System Distributions 203
Discover Provisionable Machines 203
Provision Machines with Operating System Distributions 204
Provision Windows Machines 204
Provision Linux Machines 208
Change Agent Communication 213
Provisioned Machines Results 213
Reprovision Machines 214
Provisioning Software on Managed Machines 217
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 217
Software Repository for Windows 217
Package Manager for Windows 217
Software Provisioning Component Relationships 218
Install the Software Provisioning Components 218
Install Software Repository for Windows 219
Install Package Studio 220
Install Package Manager on Managed Machines 222
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 223
Creating Packages 223
Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows 225
Collect Package Manager Information from Machines 225
Collect Software Repository Data 226
Add Repository Sources to Package Managers 227
Install Packages 228
Related Software Provisioning Actions 229
Viewing Provisioning Jobs in the Job Manager 230
Create Compliance Rules Based on Software Provisioning Data 230
Create Compliance Rules Containing Software Provisioning Remediation Actions 231
Configuring Active Directory Environments 233
Configure Domain Controllers 233
Verify Available Domains 234
Check the Network Authority Account 234
Assign Network Authority Accounts 235
Discover Domain Controllers 235
License Domain Controllers 236
Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Domain Controllers 237
Collect Domain Controller Data 238
Configure VCM for Active Directory as an Additional Product 239
Install VCM for Active Directory on the Domain Controllers 240
Run the Determine Forest Action 240
Run the Domain Controller Setup Action 241
Collect Active Directory Data 242
Active Directory Collection Results 242
Configuring Remote Machines 245
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