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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Advanced Installation Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Achieving a Successful VCM Installation
- Hardware Requirements for Collector Machines
- Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines
- Preparing for Installation
- System Prerequisites to Install VCM
- Configure Resources to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine
- Secure Communications Certificates
- Single-Tier Server Installation
- Configure a Single-Tier Installation Environment
- Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
- Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System
- Install the .NET Framework
- Configuring the Database Components of the VCM Collector
- Configure the Web Components
- Configure SSRS on the VCM Collector
- Configure the VCM Collector Components
- Two-Tier Split Installation
- Configuring a Two-Tier Split Installation Environment
- Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
- Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System
- Configuring the VCM Database Server
- Disable the Firewall or Add an Exception for SQL Server Port 1433
- Install SQL Server on the Database Server
- Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties
- Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names
- Verify the SQL Server Agent Service Account is a sysadmin
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- Configure the Combined VCM Collector and Web Server
- Three-Tier Split Installation
- Installing VCM
- Configuring SQL Server for VCM
- Upgrading or Migrating VCM
- Upgrading VCM and Components
- Upgrading Virtual Environments Collections
- Migrating VCM
- Prerequisites to Migrate VCM
- Migrate Only Your Database
- Replace Your Existing 32-Bit Environment with a Supported 64-bit Environment
- Migrate a 32-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.6
- Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.6
- Migrate a Split Installation of VCM 5.3 or Earlier to a Single-Tier, Two-Tier...
- How to Recover Your Collector Machine if the Migration is not Successful
- Maintaining VCM After Installation
- Hardware and Operating System Requirements for VCM Managed Machines
- VCM Agent Support on Non-English Windows Platforms
- VCM Managed Machine Requirements
- Windows Custom Information Supports PowerShell 2.0
- Supported OS Provisioning Target Systems
- Software Provisioning Requirements
- UNIX and Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment Requirements
- Support for VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- vCenter Operations Manager Integration Features
- FIPS Requirements
- Agent Sizing Information
- Hardware and Software Requirements for the Operating System Provisioning Server
- Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading the OS Provisioning Server and Components
- Index
4. Uninstall the VCM Agent.
a. If the Agent was installed using the MSI installer, to uninstall the Agent click Start and click Run to
execute the command line using the UninstallString registry value.
An example value is as follows.
MsiExec.exe /X{7C51E2CA-C932-44EF-8B77-3C03356A24CC}.
b. If the Agent was installed using the manual installer, run the following command to uninstall the
Agent.
%windir%\CMAgent\Uninstall\Packages\CMAgentInstall\UnCMAgentInstall.exe /S
INSTALL.LOG
What to do next
Verify that the correct version of SQLXML is installed. See "Verify the SQLXML Version" on page 25.
Verify the SQLXML Version
SQLXML provides client-side XML functionality and enhancements to existing SQL features. SQLXML 4.0
SP1 is installed with SQL Server 2008 R2. Verify that the correct version is installed.
Procedure
1. Click Start and click Control Panel.
2. Click Programs and select Programs and Features.
3. Verify that SQLXML 4.0 SP1 appears in the list of installed programs.
4. If SQLXML 4.0 SP1 does not appear, install it from the Microsoft Download Center.
What to do next
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If you will install VCM on a virtual machine, configure the disk, CPU, and memory resources. See
"Configure Resources to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine" on page 26.
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Understand the use of secure communications certificates and be prepared to specify the certificates
during VCM installation. See Secure Communications Certificates in the VCM Installation Guide.
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