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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 Windows Server 2008 R2
- Install the .NET Framework
- Configuring the Database Components of the VCM Collector
- Install SQL Server on the VCM Collector
- Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties
- Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names
- Verify the SQL Server Agent Service Account is a sysadmin
- Verify that the SQL Server Agent Service Starts Automatically
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- 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
- Verify that the SQL Server Agent Service Starts Automatically
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- Configure the Combined VCM Collector and Web Server
- Three-Tier Split Installation
- Configuring a Three-Tier Split Installation Environment
- Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
- Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System
- Configure the VCM Database Server
- 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
- Verify that the SQL Server Agent Service Starts Automatically
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- Configure the Web Server
- Configure the VCM Collector
- 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 5.7
- Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier toVCM 5.7
- 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
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS Agent Files
- Windows Custom Information Supports PowerShell 2.0
- Supported OS Provisioning Target Systems
- Software Provisioning Requirements
- Linux and UNIX 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
Index
A
account
clustered servers 47, 70, 96
database server 56, 83, 108
Kerberos, database server 56, 82, 108
administrator rights 22
Agent 24
communication settings 154
disk size 168
EXE installer 33
folder 24
hardware 159
Linux/UNIX upgrade 135-137
MSI installer 33
non-English Windows platforms 159
OS platform support 9
patch assessment 164
platforms supported 135
software provisioning 163
upgrading 133
Agent certificates 32
Agent installed status 24
Agent machines for new content architecture 164
Agent Proxy
FIPS 168
hardware requirements 165
machine upgrade 139-140
machine upgrade manually 140
OS requirements 165
virtualization 165
Agent service account for SQL Server 47, 70, 96
architecture, new patch assessment content 164
ASP
Role Service 42, 72, 112
ASP.NET
Client System Web version 42, 72, 112
Role Service 42, 73, 113
attributes for certificates 31
authenticate server to client 31
authentication with HTTP/HTTPS 55, 82, 108
autogrowth for database 155
avoid loss of data
back up certificates 144
back up databases 143
back up files 143
B
back up
certificates 144
databases 143
files and reports 143
back up key to encrypted file 52, 78, 103
backup and disaster recovery plan 158
basic authentication with HTTP/HTTPS 55, 82, 108
Index
VMware, Inc.
193
basicimport
provisioning, operating system 188
best practices guides 13
boot image, Windows
provisioning, operating system 182
browser compatibility 22
C
certificates 31
back up 144
collector 32
enterprise 32
Installation Manager generated 31
certificates for agents 32
certificates, copy
provisioning, operating system 183
channel throughput with SQLIO 127
Cloud Infrastructure 165
clustered servers account types 47, 70, 96
collect virtual environment data 165
collection scripts
PowerShell 162
Collector
certificates 32
configure components 38, 58, 63, 85, 88, 111
disk space requirements 11
hardware 11
OS platform support 9
software 17
Collector service account 23
communication certificates 31
communication settings for agents 153
compatibility of browser 22
component-specific settings 153
Component Services DCOM Config console 23
component settings 153
computer name matches SQL Server 45
computer names, SQL Server 69, 94
configurations
database file growth 155
configure
agent communication settings 153
collector components 38, 58, 63, 85, 88, 111
CPU for VCM on virtual machine 28
database file growth 155
database recovery settings 156
IIS 50
Kerberos on database server 56, 82, 108
provisioning, operating system 177-178
SQL Server 123
SQL Server processor settings 124
SSRS 79
SSRS, two-tier 78, 104