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Updating the VCM Virtual Directory
To update the VCM virtual directory, follow these steps:
1. Access Internet Information Services by opening a command prompt, and then typing
compmgmt.msc.
2. Expand the Services and Applications node. Then expand Internet Information Services | Web Sites
| Default Web Site.
3. Right-click the VCM virtual directory, and select Properties.
4. In the VCM Properties dialog box, click the Directory Security tab. In the Secure Communications
panel, click Edit.
5. In the Secure Communications dialog box, check the Require secure channel (SSL) check box. Click
OK twice to save the virtual directory properties.
Updating the IIS Settings in VCM
To modify the IIS settings in VCM, follow these steps:
1. Log into VCM, and then navigate to Administration | Settings | General Settings | Database.
2. In the Database settings, click to highlight the setting labeled IIS HTTP string http or https. Click Edit
Setting, and then change the IIS HTTP string setting to https.
After performing these steps, you can operate VCM through a secure channel.
Resolving a Report Parameter Error
After upgrading VCM, if you encounter a problem with a report, your report may not have been
uploaded correctly. This error can occur when reports have been overwritten, rather than removed in
Report Manager. If the parameter values for the report have changed, the changes may not have been
acknowledged by Report Manager when the report was uploaded and overwritten.
Before uploading the report again, you must first remove the existing version. To remove the existing
report, follow the steps below. This procedure will create a new report instance in Report Manager.
1. Open Report Manager on the VCM Collector by entering http://collectorname/Reports.
2. Open the folder where the affected report resides. The VCM Reports. labeled ECM Reports, folders are
as follows:
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ECMAD: Active Directory
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ECMu: UNIX
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RSCA: RSCA
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Service Desk: Service Desk and Change Reconciliation
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SMS: SMS
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Standard: Windows reports and Change Management and Compliance
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SUM: VCM Patching
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Virtualization: Virtualization
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