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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Installation Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Achieving a Successful VCM Installation
- Hardware Requirements for Collector Machines
- Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines
- Preparing for Installation
- System Prerequisites to Install VCM
- Configure Resources to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine
- Secure Communications Certificates
- Single-Tier Server Installation
- Two-Tier Split Installation
- Three-Tier Split Installation
- Configuring a Three-Tier Split Installation Environment
- Installation Prerequisites for All Servers
- Configuring the VCM Database Server
- Configuring the Web Server
- Verify the Server Role Services on the Web Server
- Verify the IIS Server-Side Includes Role Service
- Verify the ISAPI Extensions
- Install the .NET Framework
- Verify the Authentication Settings
- Install SQL Server on the Web Server
- Install SQL Server 2008 Utilities
- Place the Web Server in the Internet Explorer Trusted Zone
- Configuring SSRS on the Web Server
- Configuring the VCM Collector
- Configuring Additional Components for a Three-Tier Environment
- Installing VCM
- Configuring SQL Server for VCM
- Upgrading or Migrating VCM
- Upgrading VCM and Components
- Upgrading Virtual Environments Collections
- Migrating VCM
- Prerequisites to Migrate VCM
- Migrate Only Your Database
- Replace Your Existing 32-Bit Environment with a Supported 64-bit Environment
- Migrate a 32-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.6
- Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.6
- Migrate a Split Installation of VCM 5.3 or Earlier to a Single-Tier, Two-Tier...
- How to Recover Your Collector Machine if the Migration is not Successful
- Maintaining VCM After Installation
- Hardware and Operating System Requirements for VCM Managed Machines
- VCM Agent Support on Non-English Windows Platforms
- VCM Managed Machine Requirements
- Windows Custom Information Supports PowerShell 2.0
- Supported OS Provisioning Target Systems
- Software Provisioning Requirements
- UNIX and Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment Requirements
- Support for VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- vCenter Operations Manager Integration Features
- FIPS Requirements
- Agent Sizing Information
- Hardware and Software Requirements for the Operating System Provisioning Server
- Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading the OS Provisioning Server and Components
- Index
In a previous split installation, the VCM databases were installed on separate Windows machines. The
Collector machine hosted the VCM_Coll database only, and the database server machine hosted the VCM,
VCM_UNIX, ReportServer, master, and msdb databases.
In VCM 5.6, you can migrate a previous split installation to any of the following configurations.
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"Single-Tier Server Installation" on page 33
In a single-tier server installation, the VCM database server, Web server, and the VCM Collector
components reside on a single Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, which is referred to as the VCM
Collector. The installation installs all of the core VCM components, including the databases, console,
and services. This configuration enables integrated security by default.
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"Two-Tier Split Installation" on page 43
In a two-tier split installation, the VCM database resides on the Windows Server 2008 R2 database
server machine, and the VCM Collector and Web components reside on the second Windows Server
2008 R2 machine.
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"Three-Tier Split Installation" on page 59
In a three-tier split installation, the VCM databases, the Web applications, and the VCM Collector
components reside on three different Windows Server 2008 R2 machines.
CAUTION Before you begin the migration, to avoid any potential loss of data you must perform the
prerequisite steps to back up your files, including the VCM databases, the CMFILES$ share, any files
used to customize the VCM Collector, reports that are exported to a non-default location, and your
certificates.
Prerequisites
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Understand the scenarios to migrate your VCM environment to VCM 5.6. See "Upgrading or Migrating
VCM" on page 91.
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Perform the prerequisite steps to migrate your VCM environment to VCM 5.6. See "Prerequisites to
Migrate VCM" on page 101.
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Understand how to detach and attach a SQL server database in SQL Server Management Studio. See the
online Microsoft MSDN Library.
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Understand how to use the sp_changedbowner stored procedure. See SQL Server 2008 R2 Books
Online in the online Microsoft MSDN Library.
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Determine if your 64-bit Collector machine is configured for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
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Use the SQL Migration Helper Tool to create a script for scheduled jobs on your Collector. You can then
import the scheduled jobs into your 64-bit Collector.
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Use the SQL Migration Helper Tool to create a script that contains your existing login and role
membership information on your Collector. You can then import your logins and roles into your 64-bit
Collector.
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Locate the VCM 5.6 installation package on the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager
Web site or obtain the VCM 5.6 CD.
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Ensure that your environment is functional before you migrate VCM 5.3 or earlier to VCM 5.6.
Upgrading or Migrating VCM
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