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Table Of Contents
Contents
vCenter Operations Manager Deployment and Configuration Guide 5
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Introducing vCenter Operations Manager 7
vCenter Operations Manager Architecture 7
vCenter Operations Manager and vCenter Server Connections 8
Integrating vCenter Operations Manager and the vSphere Client 9
Integrating with VMware vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 9
vCenter Operations Manager Licensing 10
Certificate Warnings 10
How vCenter Operations Manager Uses Network Ports 10
Deployment Planning Worksheet 11
Finding More Information 11
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System Requirements 13
vCenter Operations Manager vApp Requirements 13
vCenter Server and ESX Requirements 14
vCenter Operations Manager Supported Browsers 15
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Installing vCenter Operations Manager 17
Configure Network Parameters for the vCenter Operations Manager vApp 17
Deploy the vCenter Operations Manager vApp 18
Set the ESX Host Time 19
Define the vCenter Server System to Monitor 20
Assign the vCenter Operations Manager License 21
Configure the SMTP and SNMP Settings for vCenter Operations Manager 22
Configure the Default Sender in Email Notifications 22
Install a Custom SSL Certificate for vCenter Operations Manager 23
Grant Access to vCenter Operations 24
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Verifying the vCenter Operations Manager Installation 25
Verifying the vCenter Operations Manager Installation from the vSphere Client 25
Verify the vCenter Operations Manager Installation from a Browser 26
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Installing a vCenter Operations Manager Adapter 27
Install an Adapter on a vApp 27
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Managing the Infrastructure Navigator Adapter 29
Modifying Adapter Configuration Properties 29
Viewing System Log Files 30
Infrastructure Navigator Adapter Classes 30
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