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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
DHCP 180-181
distributions importing 184
firewall 175
import
Windows 185
import Linux/ESX 187
import, create Windows directories 184
importing
basicimport 188
install 177-178
logs 190
network 174
ospctrl commands 191
server platform 173
software 174
system requirements 173
TFTP 182
uninstall 179
upgrade 189
Windows boot image 182
provisioning, OS
requirements 173
server requirements 173
public key infrastructure 31
R
RAID levels for SQL Server 124
recover collector 151
recovery models for database 155
recovery plan 158
recovery settings
configure 156
register
vSphere Client VCM Plug-in 138
remote desktop session host
disable in three-tier install 90
disable in two-tier install 64
Remote Desktop Session Host 40, 64, 90
remote package
Linux/UNIX Agent upgrade 137
repair
uninstall, troubleshooting 118
replace 32-bit environment 145
Report Manager URL confirmation 54, 81, 106
reports generation 53, 78-79, 104-105
requirements
Agent Proxy 165
collector software and OS 17
disk configuration 13
installation 9
Linux/UNIX Agent machines 164
Linux/UNIX patch deployment 164
managed machines 159
Managing Agent 165
operating system 159
OS Provisioning server 173
split installation ports 118
VCM CPU on virtual machine 28
VCM on virtual machine 27
resource for VCM on virtual machine 27
RSA Enhanced Validated Modules 167
RSA machine key 120
S
scripts for collection
PowerShell 162
secure certificates 31
Security Guide for VCM
certificates 31
system prerequisites 21
security policy 120
server
authentication 31
provisioning, OS 173
Service Console OS for ESX 165
services account
for collector 23
Services Management console 23
settings
database recovery 156
settings to customize components 153
single-tier
upgrade 130, 132
single-tier installation 19, 35
components 35
configuration 37
prerequisites 37
procedure 38
size of environment 11, 17
sizing worksheet 11
sizing worksheets 13
software
Collector 17
managed machines 159
software provisioning 163
software edition requirements 17
split install 35, 61, 87
split installation 19
migration 149
SQL Server
administrator rights 47, 71, 97
agent service account 47, 70, 96
computer name 45
computer names 69, 94
configure 123
database 53, 80, 106
database settings 123
disk IO configuration 124
evaluation version 17, 43, 66, 92
installing 64-bit 43, 66, 92
maintenance plan 156
performance 123
processor settings 123
properties 45, 68, 93
RAID levels 124
SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS)
backup keys 77, 103
SQL XML 87
SQLIO for I/O channel throughput 127
SQLXML version 25, 58, 85, 111
SSRS
back up keys 52, 78, 103
configure 79
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