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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
J
job manager 19
service desk integration 248
job status reporting
WCI 116
jobs history
provisioning 205
L
launch an assessment 158
license
domain controllers 212
licensing
domain controllers 209, 212
Mac OS X 143
UNIX/Linux machines 123
Windows machines 87, 90
Linux and UNIX
install agent 124
patching 164-165
patching filters 166
upgrade 122
lock request, submit from collector 94
logs
ESX 55
M
Mac OS X
adding 142
agent installation 143
agent, uninstall 149
collection 149
collection results 151
licensing 143
managing agent
virtual environments 26
managing agent collection
virtual environments 27
managing agent enabled
virtual environments 28
managing agent HTTPS bypass
virtual environments 28
managing agent trust status
virtual environments 27
managing agent;SSL thumbprint 29
mapping
create 76
dashboard 78
schedule 78
vCenter Operations Manager 73-74, 77-79
N
NAT
see network address translation 41
network address translation
vCloud Director vApp 41
network authority account
assigning 89
checking 88, 210
network authority, add
domain controllers 210
network authority, assign
domain controllers 211
O
operating system
virtual machine 36
operating system provisioning 175
Oracle
10g installations 137
Add/Edit Instance 133
adding instances 134-135
collection results 139
collection user account 137
collections 138
Config User Action 137
discovering instances 133
permissions 137
Oracle 10g
user account 137
overview
SCAP 171
vSphere Client Plug-in 56
P
package managers
collect 201
Package Studio
installing 196
packages
installing 203
patch assessment content architecture
download settings 156
repository 156
patching 156
check for updates, UNIX/Linux 164
check for updates, Windows 157
collect, Linux and UNIX 165
collection 157
deploy 168
filters, Linux and UNIX 166
new UNIX patch assessment content 155
prerequisites 159
reports 170
UNIX and Linux 164
permissions
Oracle 137
port number for HTTP agent install 94
port number for UNIX agent install 127, 146
portal
familiarizing 13
information bar 13
sliders 15
toolbar 14
PowerShell
example script 106
executing for WCI 106
installation 114
references 106
script signing policies 105
scripts, troubleshooting 119
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