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
collect
domain controllers 198
ESX logs 48, 53
ESX service console operating system 48
hosts, virtual machine 50
package managers 183
repositories 184
vCenter Server 32
vCenter Server virtual machines 33
vCloud Director 35, 37
vCloud Director vApp 39
virtual machine hosts 50
vShield Manager 45, 47
collect distributions
provisioning, operating system 161
collecting
WCI data 98
collection filter for WCI 101
collection results
active directory 202
Oracle 124
Remote 217
UNIX/Linux 116
WCI 103
collection scripts
custom for WCI 99
collection user account
creating, Config User Action 121
collections
active directory 201
domain controllers 198
Mac OS X 132
Oracle 123
patching 139
results, Mac OS X 133
UNIX/Linux 116
vCenter Server data 30, 33
virtualization 53
WCI 101
Windows machines 84
collector
agent proxy 49
aware of Remote client 206, 216
install before agents 110, 127
lock request 80
compliance
checking, UNIX/Linux 116
content, accessing 21
Mac OS X 133
software provisioning 189-190
compliance exceptions
vCenter Server 64
vCloud Director 64
virtual objects 64
compliance filters
vCenter Server 61
vCloud Director 61
virtual objects 61
compliance rule groups
preview 62
vCenter Server 60
vCloud Director 60
virtual objects 60
compliance rules
vCenter Server 60
vCloud Director 60
virtual objects 60
compliance templates
vCenter Server 59, 63
vCloud Director 59, 63
virtual objects 59, 63
configuration
Active Directory 199
configuring
asset data field 219
hardware data 224
software data 227
vSphere Client Plug-in 55
console
service desk integration 231
content for compliance 21
wizard 20
copying
files to ESX/vSphere servers 51
create packages
software provisioning 181
creating
Oracle collection user account 121
CSI_AGENT_RUN_OPTION 110, 127
custom filter sets
for Remote 207
remote client 208
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deleting
asset data field 222
hardware asset data 226
software asset data 230
deploy
patching 150
deploying
patches, UNIX/Linux 150
patches, Windows machines 144
determine forest action
running for active directory 200
develop
custom collection scripts 99
disabling
UAC on Windows machines 75
discover
domain controllers 195
vCloud Director vApp 41
discovering
domain controllers 193, 195
Oracle Instances 118
Windows machines 71, 73
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