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
5. On the Edit VMGuest Machine Info page, review the list and update or remove virtual machines, and
click Next.
6. On the License VMGuests page, configure the options and click Next.
a. Select License the selected machines.
b. (Windows machines only) Select Install VCMagents for the selected Windows machines, and
click Next.
7. On the Confirm Your Changes page, review the changes and click Finish.
What to do next
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For Windows operating system guest machines on which you installed the Agent, collect from the
Windows virtual machines. See "Collect Windows Data" on page 84. If you did not install the Agent, see
"Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Windows Machines" on page 77.
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For UNIX/Linux operating system guest machines you must install the Agent. See "Install the Agent on
UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 109.
Configure vCloud Director Collections
Configure collections from your vCloud Director instances so that you can run compliance and reports,
and identify your vApp virtual machines.
Prerequistes
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Configure your Managing Agent machines. See "Configure Managing Agent Machines" on page 26.
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To maintain secure communication, you need the SSLcertificates from your instances of vCloud
Director. See "Obtain the SSL Certificate Thumbprint" on page 29.
Procedure
1. "Add vCloud Director Instances" on page 35
Add the instances of vCloud Director to VCM so that you can license and collect vCloud Director data
using the Managing Agent.
2. "Configure the vCloud Director Settings" on page 36
Configure the Managing Agent, communication, and vCloud Director access options so that VCM can
collect virtual machine data from your instances of vCloud Director.
3. "Collect vCloud Director Data" on page 37
Collect the data from the instances of vCloud Director. The data is displayed by detailed data type and
appears in the VCM Console.
The collected vCloud Director data appears in the Console in the Virtual Environments node. The data
helps you identify and manage vApp virtual machines. See "vCloud Director Collection Results" on page
38.
Add vCloud Director Instances
Add the instances of vCloud Director to VCM so that you can license and collect vCloud Director data
using the Managing Agent.
In addition to adding the instances of vCloud Director, and you can also add the Red Hat machine on
which the vCloud Director instance is installed and manage the underlying Red Hat operating system.
Configuring VMware Cloud Infrastructure
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