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
vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide
Getting Started with SCAP Compliance 153
Conduct SCAP Compliance Assessments 154
Provisioning Physical or Virtual Machine Operating Systems 157
Operating System Provisioning Components 157
How Operating System Provisioning Works 158
Configure Operating System Provisioning Servers 159
Add Operating System Provisioning Servers 160
Set the Trust Status for Operating System Provisioning Servers 160
Collect Operating System Distributions 161
Discover Provisionable Machines 161
Provision Machines with Operating System Distributions 162
Provision Windows Machines 162
Provision Linux Machines 165
Change Agent Communication 171
Provisioned Machines Results 171
Reprovision Machines 172
Provisioning Software on Managed Machines 175
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 175
Software Repository for Windows 175
Package Manager for Windows 175
Software Provisioning Component Relationships 176
Install the Software Provisioning Components 176
Install Software Repository for Windows 177
Install Package Studio 178
Install Package Manager on Managed Machines 180
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 181
Creating Packages 181
Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows 183
Collect Package Manager Information from Machines 183
Collect Software Repository Data 184
Add Repository Sources to Package Managers 185
Install Packages 186
Related Software Provisioning Actions 188
Viewing Provisioning Jobs in the Job Manager 188
Create Compliance Rules Based on Software Provisioning Data 189
Create Compliance Rules Containing Software Provisioning Remediation Actions 190
Configuring Active Directory Environments 193
Configure Domain Controllers 193
Verify Available Domains 194
Check the Network Authority Account 194
Assign Network Authority Accounts 195
Discover Domain Controllers 195
License Domain Controllers 196
Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Domain Controllers 197
Collect Domain Controller Data 198
Configure VCM for Active Directory as an Additional Product 199
Install VCM for Active Directory on the Domain Controllers 199
Run the Determine Forest Action 200
Run the Domain Controller Setup Action 201
Collect Active Directory Data 201
Active Directory Collection Results 202
Configuring Remote Machines 205
VCM Remote Management Workflow 205
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