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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
SSL
resetting required secure channel 261
SUSE
install UNIX agent 83
T
templates
for compliance 239
ToCMBase64String 77
toolbar
in portal 49
tools
foundation checker 241
getting started 47, 241
import/export, content 241
installation 13, 241
job manager 241-242
troubleshooting 259
PowerShell scripts 80
vCenter Server data collections 142
U
UAC
disabling on Windows machines 61, 65,
214
uninstall
agent 64
agent, Mac OS X 102
agent, UNIX/Linux 89
troubleshooting 34
UNIX agent
platform support 40, 83
port number 89, 102
upgrading 40
local package 40
remote package 41
UNIX/Linux
agent uninstall 89
AgentUpgradeLocal.sh 41
assessments results, troubleshooting 259
check for updates 169
collections 90
machines, adding 81
machines, licensing 82
updates
check for content wizard 245
check for UNIX/Linux 169
check for Windows 159
updating
IIS settings 262
virtual directory 262
Web.config file 261
upgrading 35
agent 38
agent proxy 43
agent proxy manually 43
automatic 39
failed, troubleshooting 34
Red Hat workstations 40, 82
UNIX agent 40
local package 40
remote package 41
virtualization 42
vSphere Client Plug-in 45, 146
user access 47
V
vCenter Server 118
data collections 137, 141
verifying
domain controllers, AD 213
domains 53
virtual center
collecting 134
virtual directory
Remote 14
updating 262
virtual machine hosts
licensing
ESX servers 127
virtualization
collecting 134
results 135
collections 134
configuration
workflow 119
configuring
agent proxy 120
ESX servers 123
web services 128
deployment tool 120
ESX servers 123
getting started 117
upgrading 42
web services
user roles 129
VM hosts
settings 134
vSphere Client Plug-in
configuring 144
getting started 145
overview 143
registering 143
upgrading 45, 146
W
WCI
change detection 74
collection 73
custom collection scripts 77
executing PowerShell scripts 76
getting started 72
job status reporting 74
purge 74
running reports 75
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