Installation guide

Installing VCM

After you perform the system prerequisite tasks and configure your installation configuration, understand

the components to select during VCM installation, enable DCOMand the required ports, then use the

installation image to start Installation Manager and install the appropriate VCM components on the

physical and virtual machines in your installation configuration.

Single-Tier Configuration

For a single-tier VCM installation, run Installation Manager once, on the single-tier server.

Select all of the check boxes.

During the Installation Manager dialogs, select a SQL Server database instance that is installed on the local

system.

Two-Tier Split Configuration

For a two-tier split VCM installation, run Installation Manager once, on the Collector-Web server. Do not

run Installation Manager on the database server.

Select all of the check boxes.

During the Installation Manager dialogs, select a SQL Server database instance on another system, one that

the local system can connect to.

Three-Tier Split Configuration

For a three-tier split VCM installation, run Installation Manager twice, first on the Web server, then the

Collector server. Do not run Installation Manager on the database server.

Web server. When installing on the Web server, select the following check boxes.

n VMware vCenter Configuration Manager

n VCM Web Console

n Tools

n VMwareVCM Package Manager for Windows

n VMwareVCM Package Studio

Collector server. When installing on the Collector server, select the following check boxes.

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