5.3
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
tools 13, 241
understanding configurations 12
using installation manager 12
InstallCMAgent 87, 100
installing
Package Manager for Windows 184
Package Studio 182
packages 189
repositories 181
integration
Service Desk 205
J
job manager 241-242
job status reporting
WCI 74
jobs history
provisioning 190
L
LAN 147
launch an assessment 161
launching
content wizard 239
license
Windows machines 53
licensing
AD agent 213
agent proxy 120
ESX servers 126
virtual machine hosts 127
ESX/vSphere servers 126-127
Mac OS X 96
UNIX/Linux machines 82
Windows machines 59
local package
UNIX agent upgrade 40
location for compliance content 239
lock request, submit from collector 63
M
Mac OS X
adding 94
agent
installing 97
agent, uninstall 102
collection 103
collection results 106
licensing 96
maintenance
after installation 247
backup/disaster recovery plan 258
configure database file growth 249
create plan 250
customize settings 247
database recovery settings 250
modifying
assets hardware configurations 196
assets software configurations 198
N
network authority account 13
AD 211
checking 54
node summaries
resolving problems 260
O
operating systems
agent binaries 84, 97
Oracle
10g installations 113
Add/Edit Instance 109
adding instances 109
agent installation 109
collection results 114
collection user account 110, 113
collections 114
Config User Action 110
discovering instances 109
permissions 113
reference information 114
remote command 111
Oracle Database
Removing access 112
overview
vSphere Client Plug-in 143
P
Package Manager for Windows
installing 184
package managers
collect 187
Package Studio
installing 182
packages
importing content 239
installing 189
patching
check for updates, UNIX/Linux 169
check for updates, Windows 159
collection 160
UNIX assessment results troubleshooting 259
permissions
Oracle 113
planning maintenance 250
platforms
agent proxy support 43
UNIX agent support 40, 83
popup blocker
configure or enable 48
port number for HTTP agent install 63
port number for UNIX agent install 89, 102
portal
familiarizing 48
information bar 49
sliders 50
toolbar 49
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