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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
Index
%
%Systemroot% environment variable 94, 96
A
About Patching 153
about this book 9
access by user 11
accessing
compliance content 21
active directory
(AD) 209
collection results 218
configuration 215
data collection 217
getting started 209
installing VCM for active directory 215
run determine forest action 216
run domain controller setup action 217
AD (active directory) 209
add
vCenter Server 30
vCloud Director 37
vShield Manager 47
add servers
provisoning, operating system 178
adding
asset data field 236
hardware asset data 240
Mac OS X 142
multiple hardware asset data 241
multiple software asset data 244
Oracle Instances 134-135
repository sources 202
service desk integration 247
software asset data 243
UNIX/Linux machines 122
ADProductInstall.exe for Windows 94-95
agent
ADProductInstall.exe for Windows AD 94-95
CMAgentInstall.exe for Windows 94-95
install, manual 93
install, Windows 91
installation 91
installing Mac OS X 143
Linux and UNIX 124
remote client 224
uninstall, Mac OS X 149
uninstall, UNIX/Linux 131
uninstalling 97
agent communication
changing after OS provisioning 188
Index
VMware, Inc.
249
agent proxy
collector 51
assessment
SCAP 172-173
assets
adding data field 236
adding hardware data 240
adding multiple hardware data 241
adding multiple software data 244
adding software data 243
configuring data fields 235
configuring hardware data 240
configuring software data 243
deleting data field 238
deleting hardware data 242
deleting software data 246
editing hardware data 241
editing hardware data values 242
editing software data 245
editing software data values 245
edting data field 237
getting started 235
rearranging data fields 238
refreshing dynamic data field 239
reviewing data field 236
VCM asset data 239
assigning
network authority account 89
auditing 85
availble domains
domain controllers 210
B
badge score
vCenter Operations Manager 74, 76-79
binary mode, use for ftp 124, 144
C
certificates
remote client 222
change
vCenter Operations Manager 73
change management
WCI 111
check
for UNIX/Linux updates 164
for Windows updates 157
checking
network authority account 88, 210
CMAgentInstall.exe
for Windows 94-95