Installation guide

About This Book
About This Book
The VCM Advanced Installation Guide describes the steps to install vCenter Configuration Manager (VCM)
in all supported installation configurations. This document includes detailed information that does not
appear in the VCM Installation Guide.
This document contains the following information:
n Hardware requirements for VCM Collector machines
n Software and operating system requirements for VCM Collector machines
n System prerequisites to install VCM
n Secure Communication Certificates
n Single-tier, two-tier, and three-tier installation configurations
n Configuring SQLServer for VCM
n Hardware requirements for VCM managed machines
n Hardware and software requirements for the OSProvisioning Server
Read this document and follow the procedures to successfully install VCM on existing physical or virtual
machines in your environment. The example procedures in this guide are based on Microsoft SQL Server
2008 R2.
The VCM Advanced Installation Guide applies to VCM 5.7, Foundation Checker 5.7, and Service Desk
Connector 1.3.0.
Intended Audience
This information is written for experienced Linux, UNIX, Mac OSX, and Windows system administrators
who are familiar with managing network users and resources and with performing system maintenance.
To use this information effectively, you must have a basic understanding of how to configure network
resources, install software, and administer operating systems. You also need to fully understand your
network topology and resource naming conventions.
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