Installation guide

Configure the VCM Collector
The VCM Collector contains the VCM software application, VCM services, and the OS Provisioning
Server. To prepare the VCM Collector for VCM installation, configure the required utilities.
In a three-tier split installation configuration, configure the Web server and VCM Collector on separate
machines.
NOTE This procedure is required only if you did not install the complete set of Management Tools and
support components earlier.
Prerequisites
n Perform the prerequisite tasks for your three-tier split installation configuration. See "Three-Tier Split
Installation" on page 87.
n From the VCM Collector, verify that you can access the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft SQL
Server Feature Pack to download SQLXML 4.0 SP1 in the following procedure. See the online Microsoft
Download Center.
n Verify that you can access the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft SQL Server Feature Pack to
download and install the Native Client (sqlncli.msi) in the following procedure. See the online
Microsoft Download Center. The SQL Command Line Tools in the SQLServer Feature Pack are
required on the Web server and the VCMCollector.
n Install .NET Framework 3.5.1 on the Windows Server 2008 R2 machines where Package Studio will be
installed.
Procedure
1. Download and install SQLXML 4.0 SP1, x64 Package.
2. Download and install SQL Server Command Line Utilities, which includes the SQLCMD utility, x64
Package (SqlCmdLnUtils.msi).
The SQL Command Line Tools in the SQLServer 2008 R2 Feature Pack are required on the Web server
and the VCM Collector.
3. Download and install the SQL Server Native Client, x64 Package (sqlncli.msi).
The Native Client from the SQL Server Feature Pack is required on the Web server and the VCM
Collector.
4. Reboot the VCM Collector.
Install the .NET Framework
To support library and language interoperability, the VCMCollector must have the required versions of
the .NET Framework installed.
VCM 5.7 requires the .NET 3.5.1 Framework. If you use Package Studio, the VCM Collector must have
.NET 3.5.1 installed. If you use Package Manager, the VCM Collector must have .NET 3.5.1 or .NET 4.0
installed.
Determine the installed version of the .NET Framework. If one of the .NET Framework versions is
missing, install the version from the Microsoft download Web site.
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