Installation guide

Configuring a Two-Tier Split Installation Environment

In a two-tier installation environment, you configure the database server first, then configure the

combined VCM Collector and Web server before you install VCM. All machines are physical or virtual

Windows machines.

Your VCM database server and combined Web and VCM Collector server need the following

components.

Database Server Components Combined Web and VCM Collector Server Components

VCM Database Components VCM Web Console

VMware VCM Package Manager for Windows VCM Collector Components

SSRS 2008 for VCM Reports (Optional if you install

it on the combined Web and VCM Collector)

(Optional) SSRS 2008 for VCM Reports

(Optional) Other Tools Import/Export Utility

Foundation Checker

VMware VCM Package Manager for Windows

VMware VCM Package Studio

Prerequisites

n Perform the general system prerequisite steps. See "System Prerequisites to Install VCM" on page23.

n Connect the database server machine to the domain.

n Connect the combined VCM Collector and Web server machine to the domain.

n Obtain the installation media for the Enterprise or Standard edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 or 2012, or

verify access to a file share where the installer resides.

Procedure

1. "Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator" on the facing page

The user who installs the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system must be an Administrator and a

domain account.

2. "Install and Configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System" on the facing page

Install the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system on each Windows machine that serves as a tier in

your configuration.

3. "Configuring the VCM Database Server" on page65

To ensure that the installation creates the VCM databases, you must configure the VCM database

server before you install VCM. In a two-tier split installation configuration, the VCM database server

resides on a separate machine. The databases include VCM, VCM_Coll, VCM_Raw, and VCM_UNIX.

4. "Configure the Combined VCM Collector and Web Server" on page72

In a two-tier split installation configuration, the VCM Collector and the Web server components reside

together on a dedicated Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, and the VCM database server resides on a

separate Windows Server 2008 R2 machine.

5. "Configure the Web Components" on page73

The combined VCM Collector and Web server contains Web applications such as IIS and SQL Server

Reporting Services (SSRS), other services, and VCM software components. Before you install VCM,

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