5.3

1. Copying files from the Collector to the ESX/vSphere Server (requires access to the Collector and to the
target ESX/vSphere Servers).
2. Running script files on the ESX/vSphere Server (requires access to the ESX/vSphere Servers).
3. Adding ESX/vSphere Servers to VCM.
4. Licensing the ESXServers in VCM.
5. Licensing ESXmachines as Virtual Machine (VM) Hosts.
The actions in this section are performed on the Collector, on the ESX/vSphereServers, and in VCM.
Copying Files to the ESX/vSphere Server
Use your preferred method (such as Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) or FTP) to copy the following files from
your Collector and Agent Proxy machine to your ESX/vSphere Server in Service Console Operating
System under the /tmp directory (for example).
NOTE A Deployment Tool is available from VMware Customer Support to assist you with the following
process for ESX 3.x/vSphere 4 and ESXi. To use the tool, contact VMware Customer Support; otherwise,
follow the steps in the following procedure.
On the Collector and Agent Proxy, and on the ESX/vSphere Servers:
1. Copy the following files:
Located on the Agent Proxy:
[drive:]\Program Files\VMware\VCM\Tools\Virtualization\<machine>_ssh_public_key.txt
Located on the Collector:
[drive:]\Program Files\VMware\VCM\Tools\Virtualization\csiprep.py
[drive:]\Program Files\VMware\VCM\Tools\Virtualization\csiprep.config
2. On the ESX/vSphere Servers, add the files in Service Console Operating System. For example, add the
files to the /tmp directory.
Running Scripts on the ESX/vSphere Server
NOTE A Deployment Tool is available from VMware Customer Support to assist you with the following
process for ESX 3.x/vSphere 4 and ESXi. To use the tool, contact VMware Customer Support; otherwise,
follow the steps in the following procedure.
On the ESX/vSphere Servers:
1. Log on to the ESX/vSphere Server Service Console Operating System as root.
2. Go to the directory location where you copied the files from the Collector.
3. Modify the csiprep.config file as follows:
n
Set the CSI_USER variable to the name of the connection account (new or existing). This is the
account that will be used for SSH collections. Example: CSI_USER = csi_acct
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Set the path to the public_key file for the CSI_PUBKEY variable. Example: CSI_PUBKEY=/<path
to the public key file>/<machine>_ssh_public_ key.txt
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