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Collect vCloud Director data so that you can identify and manage the guest operating systems of the
vApp virtual machines.
7. "Configure vShield Manager Collections" on page 45
Configure collections from your vShield Manager instances so that you can run reports on the
collected data.
8. "Configure ESX Service Console OS Collections" on page 48
The ESX Service Console OS Linux data type data and the ESXlogs are collected directly from the ESX
operating systems, not from vCenter Server. Configure the ESX servers so that you can collect the
Linux data type and ESX log data from the ESX service console operating system.
9. "Configure the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In" on page 54
The vSphere Client VCM Plug-In provides contextual access to VCM change, compliance, and
management functions. It also provides direct access to collected vCenter Server, virtual machine host,
and virtual machine guest data.
Configure Managing Agent Machines
The Managing Agents are one or more physical or virtual machine running a supported Windows
operating system that manages the communication between the Collector and your instances of vCenter
Server, vCloud Director, and vShield Manager.
The Managing Agent machines must have the 5.5 Agent or later installed. They must also be configured to
manage the secure communication between the vCenter Server, vCloud Director, and vShield Manager
instances and the Collector. Depending on the size of your Cloud Infrastructure environment, you can use
your Collector as a Managing Agent or you can use another Windows machine. If your individual vCenter
Server instances manage no more than 1–30 hosts and a maximum of 1000 guests, then you can use the
Collector as your Managing Agent. If any of your vCenter Server instances exceed this amount, you must
use a Windows machine that is not your Collector as a Managing Agent.
CAUTION Do not use the Windows machines on which your vCenter Server instances are running
as Managing Agent machines.
Procedure
1. "Collect Machines Data From the Managing Agent Machines" on page 27
Collect data from your Managing Agent machines to ensure that VCM identifies the Windows
machines as licensed and that the 5.5 Agent or later is installed.
2. "Set the Trust Status for Managing Agent Machines" on page 27
You set the trusted status is on machines where you verify that the connection is legitimate. When you
set the trust status, you are marking the Agent certificate as trusted.
3. "Configure HTTPS Bypass Setting" on page 28
If your Collector is not configured to use HTTPS, you must configure the Collector to allow HTTP
communication when entering sensitive parameter values.
4. "Enable Managing Agent Machines" on page 28
Managing Agent machines must be enabled to perform the necessary communication with your
instances of vCenter Server, vCloud Director, and vShield Manager.
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