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NOTE Consider these points when uninstalling an Agent:
• The uninstall reverses all changes made by installation, however the installation log files are retained in
<AgentRoot>/install. <AgentRoot> defaults to the CMAgent directory that was created during
installation. Refer to "Locating the Agent Directory" later in this document if necessary.
• After executing UninstallCMAgent, VMware recommends that you delete the remaining the
CMAgent directory prior to running a new installation.
Performing a Mac OS X Collection
After the Mac OS X machines are added and licensed in VCM, and installed with the VCM Agent, you can
perform a collection on those machines. The process for performing a Mac OS X collection is similar to
other collections, including Windows, except that you select Mac OS X data types during your collection
instead of Windows data types.
1. Click Collect, located on the Portal toolbar.
2. The Collection Type wizard page appears. Select Machine Data, and then click OK. The Machines
page appears.
3. Select the machine(s) from which you want to collect data. To select multiple machines, use Shift-click
or Ctrl-click. Use the double arrow to move all visible machines to the selection window, 500 at a time.
Leave the default options selected, then click Next.
NOTE UNIX Patch Assessment is automatically licensed and enabled if you have licensed your
UNIX/Linux Agent machines. If you are upgrading from a previous version of VCM, you will need a
new license file to access this functionality.
In order to view Patch Assessment data, click Select a Collection Filter Set to apply to these machines
instead of the default collection options, and then select the UNIX Patch Assessment filter set. For more
information, see the "UNIX Patch Assessment" Help topic.
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