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a. Open the configuration file at

Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationhost.config and locate the

<authentication> section.

b. Verify that Windows authentication is enabled, and if it is not enabled, enable it.

c. Save any changes and close the file.

17. Open a command prompt to set the property for the Active Directory service accounts for the service

principal names directory.

a. Click Start and select All Programs > Accessories.

b. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

c. Type Setspn -a http/web_server_name domain\Application Pool Account Name and press Enter.

d. Type Setspn -a http/web_server_fqdn domain\Application Pool Account Name and press Enter.

18. Open the properties for the SQLServer and Application Pool accounts, click the Delegation tab, and

select Trust this user for delegation to any service.

What to do next

Configure the VCM Collector components of the combined VCM Collector and Web server before you

install VCM. See "Configure the VCM Collector Components" on page 84.

Configure the VCM Collector Components

The combined VCM Collector and Web server contains the VCM software application, VCM services, and

the OS Provisioning Server. To prepare the VCM Collector components of the combined VCM Collector

and Web server for VCM installation, configure the required utilities.

In your two-tier split installation configuration, configure the Web server and VCM Collector components

on the same machine.

NOTE This procedure is required only if you did not install the complete set of Management Tools and

support components earlier.

Prerequisites

n Perform the prerequisite tasks for your two-tier split installation configuration. See "Two-Tier Split

Installation" on page 61.

n From the VCM Collector, verify that you can access the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft SQL

Server Feature Pack to download SQLXML 4.0 SP1 in the following procedure. See the online Microsoft

Download Center.

n Verify that you can access the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft SQL Server Feature Pack to

download and install the Native Client (sqlncli.msi) in the following procedure. See the online

Microsoft Download Center. The SQL Command Line Tools in the SQLServer Feature Pack are

required on the combined VCM Collector and Web server.

n Install .NET Framework 3.5.1 on the Windows Server 2008 R2 machines where Package Studio will be

installed.

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