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
PowerShell
example script 92
executing for WCI 92
installation 100
references 92
script signing policies 91
scripts, troubleshooting 104
signing scripts for WCI 92
WCI getting started 88
Windows Custom Info 101
PowerShell script
verifying 99
prerequisites
patching deployement 141
preview
compliance rule groups 62
Product Overview 135
provision machines
operating systems 162, 165
provisioning
compliance 190
compliance rule 189
jobs History 188
provisioning, operating system 157
add servers 160
agent communication 171
collect distributions 161
components 157
discovery 161
provision machines 162, 165
re-provision machines 172
results 171
servers 159
set server trust status 160
time, Linux 170
workflow 158
provisioning, software 175, 183
create packages 181
install package manager 180
install package studio 178
install repository 177
installation 176
purge
for WCI 101
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re-provisioning machines
operating systems 172
rearranging
asset data fields 222
Red Hat
install UNIX agent 110
refreshing
dynamic asset data field 223
registering
vSphere Client Plug-in 54
remediation
compliance rule 190
Remote
collection results 217
filter sets 207
settings 206
remote client
certificates 206
collector aware 206, 216
configure VCM remote 205
getting started 205
installation 209
installation, command line 211
installation, manual 210
installation, remote commands 213
network 216
settings 206
settings, custom filter sets 208
settings, filter sets 207
settings, host files 208
reports
patching 151
WCI 104
repositories
collect 184
installing 177
repository for patch assessment content 138
repository sources
adding 185
results
collection, active directory 202
collection, Mac OS X 133
ESX logs 53
provisioning, operating system 171
SCAP 155
vCloud Director 38
virtualization 53
vShield Manager 48
reviewing
asset data field 220
run compliance
vCenter Server 64
vCloud Director 64
virtual objects 64
running
determine forest action 200
domain controller setup 201
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SCAP
assessment 154-156
benchmark 154
exporting assessment 156
importing benchmark 154
overview 153
results 155
script
verify validity 99
script-based collection filter 101
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Index