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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
Contents
Create Your Own WCI PowerShell Collection Script 113
Verify that Your Custom PowerShell Script is Valid 113
Install PowerShell 114
Collect Windows Custom Information Data 115
Run the Script-Based Collection Filter 116
View Windows Custom Information Job Status Details 116
Windows Custom Information Collection Results 117
Run Windows Custom Information Reports 118
Troubleshooting Custom PowerShell Scripts 119
Configuring Linux and UNIX Machines 121
Configure Linux and UNIX Machines 121
Upgrade Requirements for UNIX/Linux Machines 122
Add UNIX/Linux Machines 122
License UNIX/Linux Machines 123
Install the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines 124
Installation Options for Linux or UNIX csi.config 128
Manually Uninstall the UNIX/Linux Agent 131
Collect UNIX/Linux Data 131
Updates to UNIXî ±Patch Assessment Content Affects UNIX Agent Performance 132
UNIX/Linux Collection Results 132
Configuring Oracle Instances 133
Discover Oracle Instances 133
Edit Oracle Instances 134
Collect Oracle Data 138
Oracle Collection Results 139
Configuring Mac OS X Machines 141
Configure Mac OS X Machines 141
Add Mac OS X Machines 142
License Mac OS X Machines 143
Install the Agent on Mac OS X Machines 143
Installation Options for Max OS X csi.config 146
Manually Uninstall the Mac OS X Agent 149
Collect Mac OS X Data 149
Collected Mac OS X Data Types 150
Mac OS X Collection Results 151
Patching Managed Machines 153
VCM Patching for Windows Machines 153
VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines 154
UNIXî ±and Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment 154
New UNIXî ±Patch Assessment Content 155
Getting Started with VCM Patching 156
Getting Started with VCM Patching for Windows Machines 156
Check for Updates to Bulletins 157
Collect Data from Windows Machines by Using the VCM Patching Filter Sets 157
Assess Windows Machines 158
Review VCM Patching Windows Assessment Results 159
Prerequisites for Patch Deployment 159
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 161
Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 161
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 162
vCenter Software Content Repository Tool 162
Deploy Patches to Windows Machines 163
Getting Started with VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines 164
Check for Updates to Bulletins 164
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