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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
Contents
Configuring IIS 98
Verify the ISAPI Extensions 100
Place the Web Server in the Internet Explorer Trusted Zone 100
Access to Patch Download Folder for Windows Patch Deployment 101
Installing and Configuring SSRS on the Web Server 102
Configure Kerberos Authentication 107
Modify the SQLCMD Path Variable 109
Configure the VCM Collector 110
Install the .NET Framework 111
Using VCM Remote 112
Installing VCM 116
DCOM and Port Requirements for VCM 117
Use Installation Managerto Install VCM 117
Install VCM 117
File System Permissions 118
Change Permissions On Machine Certificate Keys 119
Verify VCM Remote Virtual Directory Permissions 120
Configuring SQL Server for VCM 122
SQL Server Database Settings 122
SQL Server Processor Settings 123
SQL Server IO Configuration 123
Using the RAID Levels with SQLServer 124
Disk Interface and Disk Drive Performance 125
Use SQLIO to Determine IO Channel Throughput 126
Upgrading or Migrating VCM 128
Upgrading VCM and Components 128
Upgrade VCM 129
Upgrade Existing Windows Agents 130
Upgrade Existing VCM Remote Clients 130
Red Hat Server and Workstation Licensing 131
Upgrade Existing UNIX Agents 131
Upgrading Virtual Environments Collections 134
Upgrade the Managing Agent 134
Upgrading the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In 134
Upgrading Agent Proxy Machines 135
Migrating VCM 137
Prerequisites to Migrate VCM 138
Migrate Only Your Database 140
Replace Your Existing 32-Bit Environment with a Supported 64-bit Environment 141
Migrate a 32-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.6 142
Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.6 143
Migrate a Split Installation of VCM 5.3 or Earlier to a Single-Tier, Two-Tier, or Three-Tier
Server Installation 145
How to Recover Your Collector Machine if the Migration is not Successful 147
Maintaining VCM After Installation 150
Customize VCM and Component-Specific Settings 150
Configure Database File Growth 152
Database Recovery Models 152
Configure Database Recovery Settings 153
Create a Maintenance Plan for SQL Server 2008 R2 154
Incorporate the VCM Database into Your Backup and Disaster Recovery Plans 156
Hardware and Operating System Requirements for VCM Managed Machines 158
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