Installation guide

Collect Machines Data From the Managing Agent Machines
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.
The Managing Agent is the Agent used to collect data from your instances of vCenter Server, vCloud
Director and vShield Manager.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Windows machine that you designated as the Managing Agent is licensed and that it has
the VCM Agent 5.5 or later installed. See "Configuring Windows Machines" on page 71.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Licensed Machines > Licensed Windows Machines.
3. Select the Managing Agent machines and click Collect on the VCM toolbar.
4. On the Collection Type page, select Machine Data and click OK.
5. On the Machines page, verify that the Selected list includes the Managing Agent machine and click
Next.
6. On the Data Types page, expand Windows.
7. Select Machines, and click Next.
8. On the Important page, resolve any conflicts and click Finish.
9. When the job finishes, verify that the Agent Version value in the data grid is 5.5 or later.
What to do next
Configure the trust status for the Managing Agents. See "Set the Trust Status for Managing Agent
Machines" on page 27.
Set the Trust Status for Managing Agent Machines
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.
When you transmit sensitive information, such as credentials, between the Collector and physical or
virtual machines on which the Managing Agent is installed, the Agent certificate, including the Agent
certificate on the Collector, must be trusted.
If you do not use this level of security, you can set the Allow sensitive parameters to be passed
to agents not verified as Trusted option to Yes. To override the setting, click Administration
and select Settings > General Settings > Collector.
Prerequisites
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Ensure that you collected the Machines data type from the Windows machines you are using as
Managing Agents. See "Collect Machines Data From the Managing Agent Machines" on page 27.
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