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What to do next
Configure the VCM Collector components of the combined VCM Collector and Web server before you
install VCM. See "Configure the VCM Collector Components" on page 85.
Configure the VCM Collector Components
The combined VCM Collector and Web server contains the VCM software application, VCM services, and
the OS Provisioning Server. To prepare the VCM Collector components of the combined VCM Collector
and Web server for VCM installation, configure the required utilities.
In your two-tier split installation configuration, configure the Web server and VCM Collector components
on the same machine.
NOTE This procedure is required only if you did not install the complete set of Management Tools and
support components earlier.
Prerequisites
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Perform the prerequisite tasks for your two-tier split installation configuration. See "Two-Tier Split
Installation" on page 61.
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From the VCM Collector, verify that you can access the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft SQL
Server Feature Pack to download SQLXML 4.0 SP1 in the following procedure. See the online Microsoft
Download Center.
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Verify that you can access the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft SQL Server Feature Pack to
download and install the Native Client (sqlncli.msi) in the following procedure. See the online
Microsoft Download Center. The SQL Command Line Tools in the SQLServer Feature Pack are
required on the combined VCM Collector and Web server.
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Install .NET Framework 3.5.1 on the Windows Server 2008 R2 machines where Package Studio will be
installed.
Procedure
1. Download and install SQLXML 4.0 SP1, x64 Package.
2. Download and install SQL Server Command Line Utilities, which includes the SQLCMD utility, x64
Package (SqlCmdLnUtils.msi).
The SQL Command Line Tools in the SQLServer 2008 R2 Feature Pack are required on the combined
VCM Collector and Web server.
3. Download and install the SQL Server Native Client, x64 Package (sqlncli.msi).
The Native Client from the SQL Server Feature Pack is required on the combined VCM Collector and
Web server.
4. Reboot the combined VCM Collector and Web server.
What to do next
Review the DCOMand port requirements, and use VCM Installation Manager to install the VCM
components. See "Installing VCM" on page 117.
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