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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started with VCM
- Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools
- Configuring VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- Virtual Environments Configuration
- Configure Virtual Environments Collections
- Configure Managing Agent Machines
- Obtain the SSL Certificate Thumbprint
- Configure vCenter Server Data Collections
- Configure vCenter Server Virtual Machine Collections
- Configure vCloud Director Collections
- Configure vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines Collections
- Configure vShield Manager Collections
- Configure ESX Service Console OS Collections
- Configure the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In
- Running Compliance for the VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- Create and Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
- Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules
- Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters
- Preview Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Resolve Noncompliant Virtual Environments Template Results
- Configure Alerts and Schedule Virtual Environment Compliance Runs
- Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration
- Auditing Security Changes in Your Environment
- Configuring Windows Machines
- Configure Windows Machines
- Verify Available Domains
- Check the Network Authority
- Assign Network Authority Accounts
- Discover Windows Machines
- License Windows Machines
- Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Windows Machines
- Collect Windows Data
- Windows Collection Results
- Getting Started with Windows Custom Information
- Prerequisites to Collect Windows Custom Information
- Using PowerShell Scripts for WCI Collections
- Windows Custom Information Change Management
- Collecting Windows Custom Information
- Create Your Own WCI PowerShell Collection Script
- Verify that Your Custom PowerShell Script is Valid
- Install PowerShell
- Collect Windows Custom Information Data
- Run the Script-Based Collection Filter
- View Windows Custom Information Job Status Details
- Windows Custom Information Collection Results
- Run Windows Custom Information Reports
- Troubleshooting Custom PowerShell Scripts
- Configuring Linux and UNIX Machines
- Configuring Mac OS X Machines
- Patching Managed Machines
- VCM Patching for Windows Machines
- VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines
- UNIX and Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Getting Started with VCM Patching
- Getting Started with VCM Patching for Windows Machines
- Check for Updates to Bulletins
- Collect Data from Windows Machines by Using the VCM Patching Filter Sets
- Assess Windows Machines
- Review VCM Patching Windows Assessment Results
- Prerequisites for Patch Deployment
- Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- vCenter Software Content Repository Tool
- Deploy Patches to Windows Machines
- Getting Started with VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines
- Check for Updates to Bulletins
- Collect Patch Assessment Data from UNIX and Linux Machines
- Explore Assessment Results and Acquire and Store the Patches
- Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
- Deploy Patches to UNIX/Linux Machines
- How the Deploy Action Works
- Running VCM Patching Reports
- Customize Your Environment for VCM Patching
- Running and Enforcing Compliance
- Provisioning Physical or Virtual Machine Operating Systems
- Provisioning Software on Managed Machines
- Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories
- Software Repository for Windows
- Package Manager for Windows
- Software Provisioning Component Relationships
- Install the Software Provisioning Components
- Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories
- Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows
- Related Software Provisioning Actions
- Configuring Active Directory Environments
- Configuring Remote Machines
- Tracking Unmanaged Hardware and Software Asset Data
- Managing Changes with Service Desk Integration
- Index
What to do next
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If your target Oracle instance is Oracle 10g, set user permissions. See "Grant Permissions for the Oracle
Collection User Account on Oracle 10g" on page 137.
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To begin managing your Oracle instances, collect data from the target instances. See "Collect Oracle
Data" on page 138.
Create the Oracle Collection User Account with the Config User Action
You can create an OS-authenticated Oracle collection user account on target Oracle instances from VCM.
This action allows you manage the collection user account from VCM rather than managing the account in
each Oracle instance. VCM must have the appropriate Oracle database access to collect data from Oracle
instances. VCM uses the Oracle Collection User account to connect to the Oracle database and collect
Oracle data.
Prerequisites
Verify that the Oracle instance is added to VCM. See "Add Oracle Instances" on page 135.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Additional Components > VCM for Oracle.
3. Click Config User.
4. On the Select Machines page, add the target Oracle instances to the selected instances list and click
Next.
5. On the Schedule page, select Run Action now and click Next.
6. On the Important page, click Finish
What to do next
If your target Oracle instance is Oracle 10g, you must set user permissions. See "Grant Permissions for the
Oracle Collection User Account on Oracle 10g" on page 137.
Grant Permissions for the Oracle Collection User Account on Oracle 10g
For Oracle 10g installations, you must give the Oracle Collection User accounts read/execute permission to
the required directories and files in Oracle Home.
By default, Oracle 10g has the permissions set to prevent users who are not part of the Oracle DBAGroup
from accessing and running files in the Oracle Home directory. Oracle Collection User accounts do not
typically belong to the Oracle DBAGroup and must be granted permissions on the required files.
Prerequisites
Verify that you added VCM-created Oracle Collection User accounts to Oracle instances. See "Create the
Oracle Collection User Account with the Config User Action" on page 137.
Configuring Linux and UNIX Machines
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