Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration ManagerAdministration Guide
- 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
- 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
- Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration
- Auditing Security Changes in Your Environment
- Configuring Windows Machines
- Verify Available Domains
- Check the Network Authority
- Assign Network Authority Accounts
- Discover Windows Machines
- License Windows Machines
- Disable User Account Control for VCM Agent Installation
- Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Windows Machines
- Enable UAC After VCM Agent Installation
- Collect Windows Data
- 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 and UNIX Machines
- Configuring Mac OS X Machines
- Patching Managed Machines
- VCM Patching for Windows Machines
- VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines
- UNIX and Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Getting Started with VCM Patching
- Getting Started with VCM Patching for Windows Machines
- Check for Updates to Bulletins
- Collect Data from Windows Machines by Using the VCM Patching Filter Sets
- Assess Windows Machines
- Review VCM Patching Windows Assessment Results
- Prerequisites for Patch Deployment
- Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- vCenter Software Content Repository Tool
- Deploy Patches to Windows Machines
- Getting Started with VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines
- Check for Updates to Bulletins
- Collect Patch Assessment Data from UNIX and Linux Machines
- Explore Assessment Results and Acquire and Store the Patches
- Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- Deploy Patches to UNIX/Linux Machines
- How the Deploy Action Works
- Running VCM Patching Reports
- Customize Your Environment for VCM Patching
- 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
What to do next
License the machine. See "License UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 109.
License UNIX/Linux Machines
License UNIX/Linux machines before you install the Agent and begin to manage them. You license the
machines displayed in the Available Machines list.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you added the UNIX/Linux machines. See "Add UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 108.
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Determine if your managed Red Hat workstations and servers are affected by an upgrade from a
previous version of VCM. See "Upgrade Requirements for UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 107.
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Verify that the machines you are licensing have a specified Machine Type. Machines without a Machine
Type value will not be licensed.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Available Machines.
3. Select the machines and click License.
4. On the Machines page, verify that the Selected list includes the machines to license and click Next.
5. On the Product License Details page, review the licensed machine count and click Next.
6. On the Important page, click Finish.
What to do next
Install the Agent on the target machines. See "Install the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 109.
Install the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines
Install the appropriate version of the VCM Agent on each of your licensed target machines to enable
communication between the Collector and the managed UNIX/Linux machines.
Installing the Agent on UNIX/Linux machines is a manual operation. You can run the installation process
in silent mode or interactive mode. To run the installation in silent mode, you must edit the configuration
options in the csi.config file. The file is edited to accommodate different target machine types.
A Deployment Utility is available in C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VCM\Tools to assist you
with your UNIX/Linux configuration for selected steps. See the utility's online help for more information.
IMPORTANT Ensure that you install the Agent on newly managed machines rather than upgrading
currently managed machines. If you are upgrading, see "Upgrade Requirements for UNIX/Linux
Machines" on page 107.
Configuring Linux and UNIX Machines
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