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
Contents
About This Book 9
Getting Started with VCM 11
Understanding User Access 11
Running VCM as Administrator on the Collector 12
Log In to VCM 12
Getting Familiar with the Portal 13
General Information Bar 13
Toolbar 14
Sliders 15
Customizing VCM for your Environment 16
Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools 19
Install the VCM Tools Only 19
VCM Import/Export and Content Wizard Tools 20
Run the Import/Export Tool 21
Run the Content Wizard to Access Additional Compliance Content 21
Run the Deployment Utility 21
Package Studio 22
Foundation Checker 22
Configuring VMware Cloud Infrastructure 23
Virtual Environments Configuration 23
Managing Agents 24
Managing vCenter Server Instances, Hosts, and Guest Virtual Machines 25
Managing Instances of vCloud Director and vApp Virtual Machines 25
Managing vShield Manager Instances 25
Configure Virtual Environments Collections 25
Configure Managing Agent Machines 26
Collect Machines Data From the Managing Agent Machines 27
Set the Trust Status for Managing Agent Machines 27
Configure HTTPS Bypass Setting 28
Enable Managing Agent Machines 28
Obtain the SSL Certificate Thumbprint 29
Configure vCenter Server Data Collections 30
Add vCenter Server Instances 30
Configure the vCenter Server Settings 31
Collect vCenter Server Data 32
vCenter Server Collection Results 33
Configure vCenter Server Virtual Machine Collections 33
Collect vCenter Server Virtual Machines Data 34
Manage vCenter Server Virtual Machines 34
Configure vCloud Director Collections 35
Add vCloud Director Instances 35
Configure the vCloud Director Settings 36
Collect vCloud Director Data 37
vCloud Director Collection Results 38
Configure vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines Collections 39
Network Address Translation and vCloud Director vApp Discovery Rules 39
Discover vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines 41
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