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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
Preparing to Install VCM
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Preparing to Install VCM
Before you work with the Windows machines on which you will install prerequisites and the VCM
software, do the following evaluation and preparation tasks.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Typical or Advanced Installation 7
VCM Installation Configurations 8
Create VCM Domain Accounts 9
VCM Account Configuration 10
Gather Supporting Software 13
Hardware and Software Requirements for VCM Servers 13
Additional Requirements for Virtual Machine VCM Servers 18
Typical or Advanced Installation
This guide describes the Typical Installation option. Typical Installation checks for prerequisites and assists
you in correcting any that are missing. You then enter a few settings such as domain account credentials
and installation paths, and start the installation.
Typical Installation is the best option for the following situations:
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Any single-tier VCM configuration
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Two-tier VCM configurations that do not use Kerberos authentication
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Single-tier or two-tier configurations that use built-in Windows accounts for running VCM logins and
services
Built-in accounts cannot be selected in the Advanced Installation and cannot be used for three-tier
configurations.
The VCM Advanced Installation Guide contains further information about installing and configuring your
VCM software and environment. See the advanced guide for the following installation topics.
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