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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
Option Description
rule in post
collection
IPupdate
string information for the discovered machines when new vCloud Director data is
collected.
Select No to not update the connection string information.
8. On the Important page, select the options and click Finish.
Option Description
Would you like to run this
Discovery Rule now?
Select Yes.
License and Install Agent on
Discovered Machines
If you do not use NAT mapping, select the option to install
the Agent.
If you use NATmapping, you must manually install the
Agent on the discovered machines.
What to do next
n
Review the discovery jobs to determine if your job finished. Click Administration and select Job
Manager > History > Other Jobs.
n
Review the collected vCloud Director vApp virtual machine data. Click Administration and select
Machines Manager. In Available Machines and Licensed Machines, select the operating system type
and review the list for the added virtual machines.
n
If the discovered machines are listed only in the Available Machines list and the virtual machines use
NAT mapping, you must manually install the Agent appropriate for the operating system. For
Windows operating systems, see "Manually Install the VCM Windows Agent" on page 93. For Linux or
UNIX operating systems, see "Install the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 124.
Configure vShield Manager Collections
Configure collections from your vShield Manager instances so that you can run reports on the collected
data.
Prerequistes
n
Configure your Managing Agent machines. See "Configure Managing Agent Machines" on page 26.
n
To maintain secure communication, you need the SSLcertificates from your instances of vShield
Manager. See "Obtain the SSL Certificate Thumbprint" on page 29.
Procedure
1. "Add vShield Manager Instances" on page 47
Add the instances of vShield Manager to VCM so that you can license and collect vShield Manager data
using the Managing Agent.
2. "Configure the vShield Manager Settings" on page 47
Configure the Managing Agent, communication, and vShield Manager access options so that VCM can
collect group and group member data from your instances of vShield Manager.
3.
"Collect vShield Manager Data" on page 49
Collect the data from the instances of vShield Manager. The data is displayed by detailed data type and
appears in the VCM Console.
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