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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
vCenter Configuration Manager Advanced Installation Guide
Verify the ASPRole Service 41
Verify the ASP.NETRole Service 41
Configuring the Database Components of the VCM Collector 42
Install SQL Server on the VCMCollector 42
Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties 44
Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names 45
Verify the SQLServer Agent Service Account is a sysadmin 45
Select the SQLServer Agent Service Account 46
Establish SQL Server Administration Rights 46
Configure the Web Components 47
Configuring IIS 49
Verify the ISAPI Extensions 50
Configure SSRS on the VCMCollector 51
Back Up Your SSRS Key 51
Disable IE Protected Mode for SSRS 51
Configure SSRS 52
Configure Basic Authentication on the Report Server 53
Configure Kerberos Authentication 54
Configure the VCM Collector Components 57
Two-Tier Split Installation 60
Configuring a Two-Tier Split Installation Environment 61
Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator 62
Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System 62
Configure the Operating System Locale Settings 64
Disable the Remote Desktop Session Host 64
Enable DCOM 64
Configuring the VCM Database Server 65
Disable the Firewall or Add an Exception for SQL Server Port 1433 65
Install SQL Server on the Database Server 66
Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties 68
Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names 68
Verify the SQLServer Agent Service Account is a sysadmin 69
Select the SQLServer Agent Service Account 69
Establish SQL Server Administration Rights 70
Configure the Combined VCM Collector and Web Server 71
Install the .NET Framework 71
Configure the Web Components 72
Installing and Configuring SSRS on the Combined VCM Collector and Web Server 77
Configure Kerberos Authentication 81
Configure the VCM Collector Components 84
Three-Tier Split Installation 86
Configuring a Three-Tier Split Installation Environment 87
Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator 87
Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System 88
Configure the Operating System Locale Settings 89
Disable the Remote Desktop Session Host 90
Enable DCOM 90
Configure the VCM Database Server 90
Install SQL Server on the Database Server 91
Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties 93
Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names 93
Verify the SQLServer Agent Service Account is a sysadmin 94
Select the SQLServer Agent Service Account 95
Establish SQL Server Administration Rights 95
Configure the Web Server 96
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