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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
uninstalling agent 97
collect
domain controllers 214
ESX logs 50, 55
ESX service console operating system 50
hosts, virtual machine 51
package managers 201
repositories 202
vCenter Server 32
vCenter Server virtual machines 35
vCloud Director 37, 39
vCloud Director vApp 41
virtual machine hosts 51
vShield Manager 46, 49
collect distributions
provisioning, operating system 179
collecting
WCI data 112
collection filter for WCI 116
collection results
active directory 218
Oracle 139
Remote 232
UNIX/Linux 132
WCI 117
collection scripts
custom for WCI 113
collection user account
creating, Config User Action 137
collections
active directory 217
domain controllers 214
Mac OS X 149
Oracle 138
patching 157
results, Mac OS X 151
UNIX/Linux 131
vCenter Server data 30, 33
virtualization 55
WCI 115
Windows machines 97
collector
agent proxy 51
aware of Remote client 222, 232
install before agents 124, 143
lock request 94
compliance
checking, UNIX/Linux 132
content, accessing 21
Mac OS X 151
software provisioning 206-207
compliance exceptions
vCenter Server 68
vCloud Director 68
virtual objects 68
compliance filters
vCenter Server 64
vCloud Director 64
virtual objects 64
compliance rule groups
preview 64
vCenter Server 62
vCloud Director 62
virtual objects 62
compliance rules
vCenter Server 63
vCloud Director 63
virtual objects 63
compliance templates
vCenter Server 61, 65
vCloud Director 61, 65
virtual objects 61, 65
configuration
Active Directory 215
configuring
asset data field 235
hardware data 240
software data 243
vSphere Client Plug-in 57
console
service desk integration 247
content for compliance 21
wizard 20
copying
files to ESX/vSphere servers 53
create packages
software provisioning 199
creating
Oracle collection user account 137
CSI_AGENT_RUN_OPTION 124, 143
custom filter sets
for Remote 223
remote client 224
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deleting
asset data field 238
hardware asset data 242
software asset data 246
deploy
patching 168
deploying
patches, UNIX/Linux 168
patches, Windows machines 163
determine forest action
running for active directory 216
develop
custom collection scripts 113
discover
domain controllers 211
vCloud Director vApp 43
discovering
domain controllers 209, 211
Oracle Instances 133
Windows machines 87, 89
discovery
provisioning, operating system 179
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