Installation guide

The example used in this procedure is whether VMware Tools is running on guest virtual machines on all
vCenter Server instances, but excluding vCenter_Dev.
Prerequisites
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Create a rule group. See "Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups" on page 60.
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Create a rule. See "Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules" on page 61.
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Create compliance filters. See "Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters" on page 62.
Procedure
1. Click Compliance.
2. Select Virtual Environment Compliance > Rule Groups.
Guest Tools Running is the rule group in this example.
3. Select your new rule group and click Preview.
4. Select Do not apply machine filters to preview and click OK.
When you test a rule, test first without the filter to ensure that the rule returns the expected results.
5. Review the data in the Non-compliant results window to verify that your rule is behaving as expected.
6. Close the window.
7. Select your new rule group and click Preview.
8. Select Apply machine filters to preview and click OK.
9. Review the data in the Non-compliant results window to verify that your rule is behaving as expected.
If the results are incorrect, adjust your rules and filters until they work correctly when you preview
them.
What to do next
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If you have more than one rule that you must run in a particular order, set the order. The Set Order
option is located on the toolbar.
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Create a template. See "Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates" on page 63.
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
You can create compliance templates that include one or more rule groups that assess your selected object
group to determine which objects are compliant and noncompliant.
The example used in this procedure is whether VMware Tools is running on guest virtual machines on all
vCenter Server instances, but excluding vCenter_Dev.
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