User`s guide

Contents
About This Book 5
Overview 7
Agent and Collector Host OS Platform Support 8
Understand the VCM Installation Manager 8
Understand VCM Installation Configurations 8
Hardware Requirements for Collector Machines 11
Determine the Size of Your Environment 11
Identify Your Specific Hardware Requirements 12
Hardware and Operating System Requirements for Agent Machines 15
VCM Agent Requirements 15
Windows Custom Information Supports PowerShell 2.0 17
Supported OS Provisioning Target Systems 17
Software Provisioning Requirements 18
Software Provisioning Component Software Requirements 18
UNIX/Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment Requirements 18
Agent Proxy Requirements for VMware ESX and ESXi 19
Minimum Operating System Requirements 19
Minimum Hardware Requirements 19
Supported vCenter Server Collections 20
FIPS Requirements 20
FIPS for Windows 20
FIPS Used by VCM Agent Proxies 22
Agent Sizing Information 22
UNIX/Linux Machines 23
Mac OS X Machines 24
Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines 25
Sizing Impacts on Software Requirements 25
Software Installation and Configuration Overview 25
Upgrade Considerations 26
Configuring a 64-bit Operating System for a VCM Installation 26
Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System 26
Install and Configure IIS 27
Install .NET Framework 29
Verify the ISAPI Extensions 31
Expected Value 31
Install and Verify SQL XML 3.0 SP3 31
Install and Configure SQL Server 32
Use SQL Server 2008 Reporting Service (SSRS) 35
Prepare for VCM Installation 36
Hardware and Software Requirements for the Operating System Provisioning Server 41
Supported Platform 41
System Requirements 41
Software Requirements 41
Required Packages 42
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