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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
signing scripts for WCI 106
WCI getting started 101
Windows Custom Info 115
PowerShell script
verifying 113
prerequisites
patching deployement 159
preview
compliance rule groups 64
Product Overview 153
provision machines
operating systems 180, 183
provisioning
compliance 207
compliance rule 206
jobs History 205
provisioning, operating system 175
add servers 178
agent communication 188
collect distributions 179
components 175
discovery 179
provision machines 180, 183
re-provision machines 189
results 189
servers 177
set server trust status 178
time, Linux 188
workflow 176
provisioning, software 193, 201
create packages 199
install package manager 198
install package studio 196
install repository 195
installation 194
purge
for WCI 115
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re-provisioning machines
operating systems 189
rearranging
asset data fields 238
Red Hat
install UNIX agent 124
refreshing
dynamic asset data field 239
registering
vSphere Client Plug-in 56
remediation
compliance rule 207
Remote
collection results 232
filter sets 223
settings 222
remote client
certificates 222
collector aware 222, 232
configure VCM remote 221
getting started 221
installation 225
installation, command line 227
installation, manual 226
installation, remote commands 229
network 232
settings 222
settings, custom filter sets 224
settings, filter sets 223
settings, host files 224
reports
patching 170
WCI 118
repositories
collect 202
installing 195
repository for patch assessment content 156
repository sources
adding 202
results
collection, active directory 218
collection, Mac OS X 151
ESX logs 55
provisioning, operating system 189
SCAP 173
vCloud Director 40
virtualization 55
vShield Manager 49
reviewing
asset data field 236
run compliance
vCenter Server 66
vCloud Director 66
virtual objects 66
running
determine forest action 216
domain controller setup 217
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SCAP
assessment 172-173
benchmark 172
exporting assessment 173
importing benchmark 172
overview 171
results 173
score
vCenter Operations Manager 73-74, 76-79
script
verify validity 113
script-based collection filter 116
script signing
policies 105
references 106
scripts
PowerShell 101
service desk integration 247
adding 247
console 247
VMware, Inc.
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Index