Installation guide

Using VCM Remote
If you will use VCM Remote in your three-tier split installation, you must manually export the VCM
Collector certificate from the VCM Collector and install it on the Web server so that SSRS can authenticate
communication with the remote machines.
To export the VCM Collector certificate from the VCM Collector and install it on the Web server, you
must perform several tasks. You typically only need to perform these tasks once.
n Export the Collector Certificate from the VCM Collector.
n Import the Collector Certificate to the Web server.
What to do next
Export the Collector Certificate. See "Export the Collector Certificate from the VCM Collector" below.
Export the Collector Certificate from the VCM Collector
When you use VCM Remote in your three-tier split installation, you must export the VCM Collector
certificate from the VCM Collector machine so that you can import it to the Web server machine.
Prerequisites
n Configure the database server, the Web server, and VCM Collector for your three-tier split installation.
See "Three-Tier Split Installation" on page87.
Procedure
1. On the VCM Collector, click Start > Run, type mmc, and click OK to open the Microsoft Management
Console.
a. Select File > Add/Remove Snap-In.
b. Select Certificates and click Add.
c. Select Computer Account and click Next.
d. In the Select Computer dialog box, select Local Computer and click Finish.
e. Click OK to add the snap-in to Microsoft Management Console.
2. In the navigation pane, click Certificates > Personal > Certificates.
This directory contains the VMware VCMCollector Certificate.
3. In the center pane, right-click the VCM certificate with the PFX extension and select All Tasks >
Export.
a. Click Next.
b. On the Export Private Key page, select Yes, export the private key.
c. In the Personal Information Exchange area, select Export all extended properties and click Next.
4. On the Password page, type the password for the certificate, type it again to confirm it, and click Next.
Remember or record the password, because you must supply it during certificate import process on
the Web server machine.
5. On the File to Export page, click Browse, type a file name for the certificate file, and click Save.
By default, the certificate is stored in your Documents directory.
6. On the File to Export page, click Next and Finish to export the Collector certificate to the machine.
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