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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
Web components 38, 48, 63, 73, 88, 97
Web Service URL 54, 80, 106
content architecture for patch assessment 164
CPU
virtual machine 28
CPU requirements
VCM on virtual machine 28
Cryptographic DSS Enhanced Modules 168
Cryptographic RSA Enhanced Modules 167
Cryptographic Service Providers 166
customize VCM 153
D
dashboard errors in SSRS 52, 103
data collections in virtual environments 138
database
back up 143
backup and disaster recovery plan 158
file growth 155
history cleanup 158
index rebuild setting 157
integrity check 157
recovery models 155
recovery settings 156
settings for SQL Server 123
SQL Server 53, 80, 106
update statistics 157
database server
AD account for Kerberos 56, 82, 108
configure Kerberos 56, 82, 108
DCOM
enable 41
default network authority account 22
default port 1433 43, 66, 92
DHCP
provisioning, operating system 180-181
disaster recovery plan 158
disk configuration requirements 13
disk interface and drive performance 125
disk IO for SQL Server 124
disk size
Agent 168
disk space
virtual machine 28
disk space requirements
collector 11
DSS Enhanced Validated Modules 168
E
encryption keys 54, 80, 106
Enhanced Key Usage extensions 31
enterprise certificates 32
environment size 11, 17
environment variable 24
establish
administration rights 22
SQL Server administrator rights 47, 71, 97
TLS connection 32
ESX Service Console OS 165
evaluation version of SQL Server 17, 43, 66, 92
F
Federal Information Processing Standards. SeeFIPS
file growth for database 155
file size
Linux/UNIX Agent 170
Mac OS X Agent 171
Windows Agent 168
FIPS 166
Agent Proxy 168
Windows hardware 166
Firefox 22
firewall
OS Provisioning server 175
Foundation Checker 21
G
guides for best practices 13
H
hardware
agent 159
collector 11
managed machines 159
software provisioning 163
virtualization 165
history cleanup for database 158
hyperthreading 124
I
I/O channel throughput 127
IIS
64-bit 87
configuring 50, 75, 99
ISAPI Extensions 52, 77, 101
import distributions
provisioning, operating system 184
Windows directories 184
import Windows
provisioning, operating system 185
importing
provisioning, operating system
basicimport 188
index rebuild setting for database 157
install
provisioning, operating system 177-178
SSRS 78, 104
install VCM on virtual machine 27
installation
check prerequisites 11, 17
configurations 18-19
maintenance 153
preparing 19
prerequisites 11, 17-18
requirements 9
VCM 118
Installation Manager 118
integrity check for database 157
Internet Explorer 22
ISAPI Extensions 51-52, 77, 101
K
Kerberos
on database server 56, 82, 108
Kerberos network protocol 55, 82, 108
key backup for SSRS 52, 78, 103
keys
SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) 77, 103
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