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
Windows Custom Information Collection Results 103
Run Windows Custom Information Reports 104
Troubleshooting Custom PowerShell Scripts 104
Configuring Linux and UNIX Machines 107
Upgrade Requirements for UNIX/Linux Machines 107
Add UNIX/Linux Machines 108
License UNIX/Linux Machines 109
Install the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines 109
Installation Options for UNIX/Linux csi.config 113
Manually Uninstall the UNIX/Linux Agent 115
Collect UNIX/Linux Data 116
Updates to UNIXî ±Patch Assessment Content Affects UNIX Agent Performance 116
UNIX/Linux Collection Results 116
Configuring Oracle Instances 117
Discover Oracle Instances 118
Edit Oracle Instances 118
Collect Oracle Data 123
Oracle Collection Results 124
Configuring Mac OS X Machines 125
Add Mac OS X Machines 125
License Mac OS X Machines 126
Install the Agent on Mac OS X Machines 127
Installation Options for Max OS X csi.config 130
Manually Uninstall the Mac OS X Agent 132
Collect Mac OS X Data 132
Collected Mac OS X Data Types 133
Mac OS X Collection Results 133
Patching Managed Machines 135
VCM Patching for Windows Machines 135
VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines 136
UNIXî ±and Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment 136
New UNIXî ±Patch Assessment Content 137
Getting Started with VCM Patching 138
Getting Started with VCM Patching for Windows Machines 138
Check for Updates to Bulletins 139
Collect Data from Windows Machines by Using the VCM Patching Filter Sets 139
Assess Windows Machines 140
Review VCM Patching Windows Assessment Results 141
Prerequisites for Patch Deployment 141
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 143
Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 143
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 144
vCenter Software Content Repository Tool 144
Deploy Patches to Windows Machines 144
Getting Started with VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines 146
Check for Updates to Bulletins 146
Collect Patch Assessment Data from UNIX and Linux Machines 147
Explore Assessment Results and Acquire and Store the Patches 148
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 150
Deploy Patches to UNIX/Linux Machines 150
How the Deploy Action Works 151
Running VCM Patching Reports 151
Customize Your Environment for VCMî ±Patching 152
Running and Enforcing Compliance 153
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