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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
Contents
About This Book 7
Achieving a Successful VCMInstallation 9
VCM Collector and Agent OS Platform Support 9
Hardware Requirements for Collector Machines 11
Determine the Size of Your Environment 11
Identify Your Specific Hardware Requirements 12
Database Sizing for Managed vCenter Server Instances 12
Hardware and Disk Requirements By Number of Managed Machines 13
Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines 17
Sizing Impact on Software Edition Requirements 17
Software Installation and Configuration Overview 18
Preparing for Installation 19
VCM Installation Configurations 19
System Prerequisites to Install VCM 21
Establish Local Administration Rights 22
Verify Browser Compatibility 22
Verify the Default Network Authority Account 22
Specify the Collector Services Account 23
Verify the VCM Agent is Not Installed 24
Verify the SQLXML Version 25
Configure Resources to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine 27
Configure the Disk to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine 28
Configure the CPU to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine 28
Configure the Memory to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine 29
Secure Communications Certificates 31
Authenticating the Server to the Client 31
Enterprise and Collector Certificates 32
Delivering Initial Certificates to Agents 32
Single-Tier Server Installation 35
Configure a Single-Tier Installation Environment 37
Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator 38
Install and Configure Windows Server 2008 R2 39
Disable the Remote Desktop Session Host 40
Enable DCOM 41
Install the .NET Framework 41
Verify the ASP.NET Client System Web Version 42
Verify the ASPRole Service 42
Verify the ASP.NETRole Service 42
Configuring the Database Components of the VCM Collector 42
Install SQL Server on the VCMCollector 43
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