Installation guide

Single-Tier Server Installation

In a single-tier server installation, the VCM database server, Web server, and the VCM Collector

components reside on a single Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, which is referred to as the VCM

Collector. The installation installs all of the core VCM components, including the databases, console, and

services. This configuration enables integrated security by default. Integrated security, also referred to as

Windows Authentication or NT Challenge Response authentication, provides trusted logon to the Web

console without having to configure Kerberos.

VCM 5.7 supports 64-bit environments that include 64-bit hardware, the 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2

operating system, and SQL Server 2008 R2 or 2012.

Figure 8–1. Single-Tier Server Installation Components

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