Installation guide

vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide
Configure vShield Manager Collections 45
Configure ESX Service Console OS Collections 48
Configure the Collector as an Agent Proxy 49
Configure Virtual Machine Hosts 50
Copy Files to the ESX/ESXi Servers 51
Collect ESX Logs Data 53
Virtualization Collection Results 53
Configure the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In 54
Register the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In 54
Configuring the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In Integration Settings 55
Manage Machines from the vSphere Client 56
Troubleshooting the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In Registration 56
Running Compliance for the VMware Cloud Infrastructure 59
Create and Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates 59
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups 60
Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules 60
Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters 61
Preview Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups 62
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates 63
Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates 64
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Exceptions 64
Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration 67
Configure vCenter Operations Manager with VCM 67
Auditing Security Changes in Your Environment 69
Configuring Windows Machines 71
Verify Available Domains 72
Check the Network Authority 72
Assign Network Authority Accounts 73
Discover Windows Machines 73
License Windows Machines 74
Disable User Account Control for VCM Agent Installation 75
Disable User Account Control for a Windows Machine 75
Disable User Account Control By Using Group Policy 76
Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Windows Machines 77
Locate the Enterprise Certificate 78
Manually Install the VCM Windows Agent 78
Manually Uninstall the VCM Windows Agent 82
Enable UAC After VCM Agent Installation 83
Enable User Account Control on a Single Windows Machine 83
Enable UAC By Using a Group Policy 83
Collect Windows Data 84
Windows Collection Results 85
Getting Started with Windows Custom Information 86
Prerequisites to Collect Windows Custom Information 87
Using PowerShell Scripts for WCI Collections 87
Windows Custom Information Change Management 97
Collecting Windows Custom Information 98
Create Your Own WCI PowerShell Collection Script 99
Verify that Your Custom PowerShell Script is Valid 99
Install PowerShell 100
Collect Windows Custom Information Data 100
Run the Script-Based Collection Filter 101
View Windows Custom Information Job Status Details 102
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