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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
Prerequisites
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Log in using the VCM administrator domain account.
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Start the VCM Installer, select Typical Installation, and allow the VCM Installer to check for
prerequisites.
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For SQL Server native client and SQL Server command-line tools downloads, the server must be able to
connect to the Internet.
Procedure
1. On the left, click Prerequisites.
2. Under SQL Server Support Components, click Install SQL Server Utilities.
3. Browse to copies of the utilities, and install them.
4. If you do not have copies of the utilities, make sure that the server is connected to the Internet, and
click Download.
The VCM Installer opens a browser to the Microsoft Web site, where you can locate and download
free copies of the utilities.
5. After installing the utilities, click Recheck to make the VCM Installer detect their presence.
What to do next
VCM requires Internet Information Services (IIS). If IIS is not configured on the Windows machine, the
VCM Installer configures it when you start the VCM installation.
See "Configure IIS" below.
About SQL Server Utilities
If you install SQL Server locally to create a single-tier VCM configuration, the utilities prerequisite is
already met.
If you create a split VCM configuration, where SQL Server is installed on a separate database server, the
other VCM server, the Collector-Web server, requires the following SQL Server utilities so that it can
communicate with the remote database server.
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SQL Server native client
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SQL Server command-line tools
There are different sources for the utilities. The SQL Server Management Tools software includes both. the
SQL Server Feature Pack includes the command-line tools. You can also find separate downloads for both
from the Microsoft Download Center. Both utilities are free and do not require a license.
In a split VCM configuration, locate installers for the utilities, and install them on the Collector-Web server.
Configure IIS
VCM requires Internet Information Services (IIS). If IIS is not configured on the Windows machine, the
VCM Installer configures it when you start the VCM installation.
Prerequisites
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Log in using the VCM administrator domain account.
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Start the VCM Installer, select Typical Installation, and allow the VCM Installer to check for
prerequisites.
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