Installation guide

Procedure

1. Start vCenter Server.

2. Select your virtual machine.

3. Click the Resource Allocation tab.

4. In the CPU pane, click Edit.

5. In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab.

6. In the Resource Allocation pane, click CPU and change the CPU resource allocation.

7. Click OK.

What to do next

Configure the memory for the virtual machine. See "Configure the Memory to Install VCM on a Virtual

Machine" below.

Configure the Memory to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine

Allocate the memory for the virtual machine. For large scale environments, you might need to alter the

requirements.

Prerequisites

n Prepare the virtual machine to be used as a VCM Collector. See "Configure Resources to Install VCM

on a Virtual Machine" on page29.

n Verify that the ESX host has sufficient cumulative physical memory resources to meet the needs of the

guest virtual machines. Do not install VCM on an ESX server that has over allocated resources.

n On the ESX host, enable memory page sharing and memory ballooning to optimize memory.

n To reduce or avoid disk I/O, increase the database buffer cache.

Procedure

1. Start vCenter Server.

2. Select your virtual machine.

3. Click the Resource Allocation tab.

4. In the Memory pane, click Edit.

5. In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab.

6. In the Resource Allocation pane, click Memory and change the memory resource allocation.

7. Click OK.

What to do next

Prepare your single-tier, two-tier, or three-tier installation configuration. See "Single-Tier Server

Installation" on page37, "Two-Tier Split Installation" on page61, or "Three-Tier Split Installation" on

page87.

Configure Resources to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine

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