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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Installation Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Preparing to Install VCM
- Common Prerequisites for All VCM Servers
- VCM Installation
- Post-Installation
- Hardware and Operating System Requirements for VCM Managed Machines
- VCM Agent Support on Non-English Windows Platforms
- VCM Managed Machine Requirements
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS Agent Files
- Windows Custom Information Supports PowerShell 2.0
- Supported OS Provisioning Target Systems
- Software Provisioning Requirements
- Linux and UNIX Patch Assessment and Deployment Requirements
- Support for VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- vCenter Operations Manager Integration Features
- FIPS Requirements
- Agent Sizing Information
- Index
Common Prerequisites for All VCM
Servers
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Common Prerequisites for All VCM Servers
All Windows machines that become VCM servers require the following prerequisites.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Disable the Remote Desktop Session Host 24
Join the VCM Server to the Domain 25
Add VCM Domain Accounts as Local Administrators 25
Log in as VCM Administrator 26
Install and Configure Windows Server 2008 R2
Install the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system on each Windows machine that serves as a tier in
your configuration.
Prerequisites
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Decide on a valid DNS computer name with no underscores for use when the Windows installation
prompts for a machine name. If you attempt to change the machine name after a machine is identified
as a Collector, problems might occur with VCM, SQL Server, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
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