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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
dashboard errors 52, 103
generate reports 53, 78-79, 104-105
user permissions errors 52, 103
Web service errors 52, 103
status of agent installed 24
support
Agent machines 160
platforms for OS provisioning 162
sysadmin 47, 71, 96
system checks 21
system prerequisites 21
T
TFTP
provisioning, operating system 182
32-bit environment migrations 141
three-tier split installation 19, 87
prerequisites 88
procedure 88
throughput with SQLIO 127
TLS 120
server authentication 31
trust
certificate 32
chain 32
two-tier
upgrade 131
two-tier installation
procedure 62
two-tier split installation 19, 61
prerequisites 62
U
uninstall
provisioning, operating system 179
troubleshooting 118
uninstall agent 24
MSI installer 24
unregister vSphere Client VCM Plug-in 138
update statistics for database 157
upgrade
agent proxy machine 139-140
agent proxy machine manually 140
agents 129
failed, troubleshooting 118
Linux/UNIX Agent 135
Linux/UNIX Agent local package 136
Linux/UNIX Agent remote package 137
provisioning, operating system 189
single-tier 130
three-tier 132
two-tier 131
VCM 129
VCM Remote client 134
virtual environments 138
vSphere Client VCM Plug-in 138
Windows agents 133
upgrading 129
URL for Report Manager 54, 81, 106
URL for Web Service 54, 80, 106
user permissions errors for SSRS 52, 103
V
vCenter Server 138, 165
vCloud Director 138, 165
VCM
component-specific settings 153
database backup 143
database recovery models 155
split installation 19, 118
VCM installation 118
on virtual machine 27
VCM maintenance plan 156
VCM Remote
virtual directory 121
VCM Remote client
upgrade 134
VCM Security Guide
certificates 31
system prerequisites 21
version
SQLXML 58, 85, 111
virtual directory
VCM Remote 121
virtual directory permissions 121
virtual environment
data collection 165
virtual environments
data collection 138
upgrade 138
virtual machine
CPU 28
disk space 28
memory 29
virtual machine VCM installation 27
virtualization
Agent Proxy 165
VMware Cloud Infrastructure 165
vShield Manager 138, 165
vSphere Client VCM Plug-in 138
upgrade 138
W
WCF ISAPI extensions 52, 77, 101
WCI
PowerShell 162
Web service errors for SSRS 52, 103
windir environment variable 24
Windows 39, 64, 89
boot image
provisioning, operating system 182
directories
provisioning, operating system
import 184
FIPS 166
import
provisioning, operating system 185
Windows Agent
communication settings 154
file size 168
upgrade 133
Windows Custom Information. SeeWCI
worksheet for environment sizing 13
VMware, Inc.
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Index