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Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- About This Book
- Preparing for Installation
- Installing VCM Using Installation Manager
- Upgrading VCM and Related Components
- Getting Started with VCM Components and Tools
- Getting Started with VCM
- Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
- Verifying Available Domains
- Checking the Network Authority
- Assigning Network Authority Accounts
- Discovering Windows Machines
- Licensing Windows Machines
- Installing the VCM Windows Agent on your Windows Machines
- Performing an Initial Collection
- Exploring Windows Collection Results
- Getting Started Collecting Windows Custom Information
- Discover, License, and Install UNIX/Linux Machines
- Discover, License, and Install Mac OS X Machines
- Discover, License, and Collect Oracle Data from UNIX Machines
- Customize VCM for your Environment
- How to Set Up and Use VCM Auditing
- Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
- Getting Started with VCM for Virtualization
- Virtual Environment Configuration
- ESX 2.5/3.x,vSphere 4, and ESXi Servers Collections
- vCenter Server Collections
- Configuring Agent Proxy Virtualization Collections
- Configuring Agent Proxy Machines
- Configuring ESX/vSphere Servers
- Configuring Web Services for ESX/vSphere Server Communication
- Performing an Initial Virtualization Collection
- Exploring Virtualization Collection Results
- Configuring vCenter Server Data Collections
- About the vSphere Client VCM Plug-in
- Further Reading
- Getting Started with VCM Remote
- Getting Started with VCM Patching
- Getting Started with Software Provisioning
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Package Studio
- Software Repository for Windows
- Package Manager for Windows
- Overview of Component Relationships
- Installing 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
- Further Reading
- Getting Started with VCM Management Extensions for Assets
- Getting Started with VCM Service Desk Integration
- Getting Started with VCM for Active Directory
- Getting Started with VCM for SMS
- Getting Started with Windows Server Update Services
- Accessing Additional Compliance Content
- Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools
- Maintaining VCM After Installation
- Troubleshooting Problems with VCM
- Configuring a Collector as an Agent Proxy
- Index
Exploring Active Directory Collection Results
Now that you have performed an initial Active Directory collection, you can explore that data within the
Portal. VCM for AD presents enterprise-wide, summary information in graphical SSRS charts that you can
view, export, or print. Each VCM for AD Dashboard is run only when the node is selected against the
current data available in the CMDB. Therefore, Dashboard data is only current as of the time was collected.
In addition, it may take time for the data to display based upon the volume or complexity of the data
requested.
Active Directory Dashboards
Begin by looking at the VCM for Active Directory dashboard under Active Directory | Dashboards |
Managed Objects.
Note that several other Active Directory Dashboards are available. Take time to familiarize yourself with
the remainder of the VCM for AD Dashboards.
Active Directory Summary Reports
Your AD Collection Results are also available to you in a more “raw” format as well. This level of
reporting is more relevant for day to day operations, troubleshooting, and analysis and can be viewed in a
Summary report or data grid format. To view a VCM for AD Summary report or data grid, click Active
Directory | Objects. Select an object type.
Getting Started with VCM for Active Directory
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