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
PowerShell
executing for WCI 76
for Windows Custom Info 72
scripts, troubleshooting 80
signing scripts for WCI 76
WCI getting started 75
prerequisites
check for installation 13
for upgrading 35
vCenter Server collections 137
protected storage
resolving problems 260
provisioning
compliance
remediation 191
compliance rule 190
install agent 16
jobs History 190
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 63
purge
for WCI 74
R
recovery plan 258
Red Hat
install UNIX agent 83
Red Hat workstations
upgrading 40, 82
reference information
AD 226
assets 203
customizing your environment 146
Oracle 114
Service Desk 207
SMS 233
WSUS 238
registering
vSphere Client Plug-in 45, 143, 146
remediation
compliance rule
software provisioning 191
Remote
collection results 157
collections 157
filter sets 156
getting started 147
settings 156
filter sets 156
virtual directory 14
Remote client
automatic upgrade 39
collector aware 156
installing 149
command line 151
remote command 152
remote package
UNIX agent upgrade 41
repairing
uninstall, troubleshooting 34
reports
parameter error, resolving 262
resolving problems 260
WCI 75
repositories
collect 187
installing 181
repository sources
adding 188
resetting
required secure channel (SSL) 261
resolving reports parameter error 262
results
collection, Mac OS X 106
collection, SMS 229
collection, WSUS 237
imported content 239
virtualization 135
rights
administration 13
running
determine forest action for AD 218
setup DCs action for AD 218
S
scripts
PowerShell 75
running on ESX/vSphere server 124
secure communication 15
server
authentication 15
Service Desk integration 205
settings
cusomizing for components 247
database recovery 250
remote 156
VM hosts 134
setup DCs action
running for AD 218
signing
PowerShell scripts 76
sliders
in portal 50
SMS
client collections 229
collection results 229
getting started 227
server collections 228
sources
repository sources
adding 188
SQL*Plus
Oracle 113
SSH key
agent proxy 122
ESX servers 124
VMware, Inc. 271
Index