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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
vCenter Configuration Manager Administration Guide
Collect Patch Assessment Data from UNIX and Linux Machines 165
Explore Assessment Results and Acquire and Store the Patches 166
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches 168
Deploy Patches to UNIX/Linux Machines 168
How the Deploy Action Works 169
Running VCM Patching Reports 170
Customize Your Environment for VCMPatching 170
Running and Enforcing Compliance 171
Getting Started with SCAP Compliance 171
Conduct SCAP Compliance Assessments 172
Provisioning Physical or Virtual Machine Operating Systems 175
Operating System Provisioning Components 175
How Operating System Provisioning Works 176
Configure Operating System Provisioning Servers 177
Add Operating System Provisioning Servers 178
Set the Trust Status for Operating System Provisioning Servers 178
Collect Operating System Distributions 179
Discover Provisionable Machines 179
Provision Machines with Operating System Distributions 180
Provision Windows Machines 180
Provision Linux Machines 183
Change Agent Communication 188
Provisioned Machines Results 189
Reprovision Machines 189
Provisioning Software on Managed Machines 193
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 193
Software Repository for Windows 193
Package Manager for Windows 193
Software Provisioning Component Relationships 194
Install the Software Provisioning Components 194
Install Software Repository for Windows 195
Install Package Studio 196
Install Package Manager on Managed Machines 198
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 199
Creating Packages 199
Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows 201
Collect Package Manager Information from Machines 201
Collect Software Repository Data 202
Add Repository Sources to Package Managers 202
Install Packages 203
Related Software Provisioning Actions 205
Viewing Provisioning Jobs in the Job Manager 205
Create Compliance Rules Based on Software Provisioning Data 206
Create Compliance Rules Containing Software Provisioning Remediation Actions 207
Configuring Active Directory Environments 209
Configure Domain Controllers 209
Verify Available Domains 210
Check the Network Authority Account 210
Assign Network Authority Accounts 211
Discover Domain Controllers 211
License Domain Controllers 212
Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Domain Controllers 213
Collect Domain Controller Data 214
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