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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
domain controllers
add network authority 210
assign network authority 211
available domains 210
collect 214
collecting 214
discover 211
discover, license, install 209
discovering 211
domain discovery 210
license 212
licensing 212
run setup action 217
domain discovery
domain controllers 210
Windows machines 88
domains
active directory 209
download settings
patch assessment content 156
E
editing
asset data field 237
hardware asset data 241
hardware asset data values 242
software asset data 245
software asset data values 245
VCM asset data 239
environment variable, %Systemroot% 94, 96
ESX
collect 51
service console operating system collection 50
ESX files
copy 53
ESX logs
collect 50, 55
example PowerShell script 106
exploring
assessment results, UNIX 166
assessment results, Windows 159
Remote collection results 232
exporting
SCAP assessment 173
F
filter for WCI collections 116
filter sets
Remote 223
remove client 223
forest
run determine forest action 216
forests
active directory 209
foundation checker 19
installation 22
ftp, use binary mode 124, 144
G
getting started
active directory 209
assets 235
auditing 85
deploy patches, UNIX/Linux 168
deploy patches, Windows 163
explore assessment results, UNIX 166
explore assessment results, Windows 159
launch assessment 158
launching 12
logging on 12
patching collection 157
remote client 221
tools 19
Using Patching 156
virtualization 23
vSphere Client Plug-in 58
WCI 99
WCI PowerShell scripts 101
H
host files
remote client 224
hosts
collect 51
HTTP agent, port number 94
I
import/export wizard 20
importing
SCAP benchmark 172
information bar in portal 13
install package manager
software provisioning 198
install package studio
software provisioning 196
install repository
software provisioning 195
installation
agent on Mac OS X machines 143
agent on Red Hat, SUSE 124
agent on UNIX/Linux machines 124
agent on Windows machines 91, 93
agent, UNIX 125, 144
foundation checker 22
tools 19
Windows machines 87, 209
InstallCMAgent 126, 145
installing
Package Studio 196
packages 203
PowerShell 114
remote client 226-227, 229
repositories 195
software provisioning 194
VCM for active directory 215
integration
service desk 247
invalid certificate in vSphere Client
troubleshooting 59
VMware, Inc.
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Index