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
software provisioning 176
VCM for active directory 199
integration
service desk 231
invalid certificate in vSphere Client
troubleshooting 57
J
job manager 19
service desk integration 232
job status reporting
WCI 102
jobs history
provisioning 188
L
launch an assessment 140
license
domain controllers 196
licensing
domain controllers 193, 196
Mac OS X 126
UNIX/Linux machines 109
Windows machines 71, 74
Linux and UNIX
install agent 109
patching 146-147
patching filters 148
upgrade 107
lock request, submit from collector 80
logs
ESX 53
M
Mac OS X
adding 125
agent installation 127
agent, uninstall 132
collection 132
collection results 133
licensing 126
managing agent
virtual environments 26
managing agent collection
virtual environments 27
managing agent enabled
virtual environments 28
managing agent HTTPS bypass
virtual environments 28
managing agent trust status
virtual environments 27
managing agent;SSL thumbprint 29
N
NAT
see network address translation 39
network address translation
vCloud Director vApp 39
network authority account
assigning 73
checking 72, 194
network authority, add
domain controllers 194
network authority, assign
domain controllers 195
O
operating system
virtual machine 34
operating system provisioning 157
Oracle
10g installations 122
Add/Edit Instance 117
adding instances 118, 120
collection results 124
collection user account 122
collections 123
Config User Action 121
discovering instances 118
permissions 122
Oracle 10g
user account 122
overview
SCAP 153
vSphere Client Plug-in 54
P
package managers
collect 183
Package Studio
installing 178
packages
installing 186
patch assessment content architecture
download settings 138
repository 138
patching 138
check for updates, UNIX/Linux 146
check for updates, Windows 139
collect, Linux and UNIX 147
collection 139
deploy 150
filters, Linux and UNIX 148
new UNIX patch assessment content 137
prerequisites 141
reports 151
UNIX and Linux 146
permissions
Oracle 122
port number for HTTP agent install 80
port number for UNIX agent install 113, 130
portal
familiarizing 13
information bar 13
sliders 15
toolbar 14
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vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide