Installation guide

Supported vCenter Server Collections
VCM supports collecting data from vCenter Server 4, 4.0.x, and 4.1, and have tested collections on 4.0.1
and 4.1.0.
FIPS Requirements
If your organization must conform to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), the following
tables list the VCM-supported standards.
FIPS for Windows
For the following Windows platforms, VCM uses the Microsoft CryptoAPI and the Microsoft
Cryptographic Service Providers (CSP), which is included with Microsoft Windows.
Operating System Version Hardware Platform FIPS Module Certificate
.NET 3 cil 894
Windows Vista 1 x86 899
Windows Vista 1 x86 and 64-bit 894
Windows Vista 1 x86 and 64-bit 893
Windows Vista 1 x86 and 64-bit 892
Windows 2003 SP2 x86 and 64-bit 875
Windows 2003 SP1 x86 and 64-bit 382
Windows 2003 SP1 x86 and 64-bit 381
Windows 2003 Gold x86 and 64-bit 382
Windows 2003 Gold x86 and 64-bit 381
Windows XP SP2 x86 240
Windows XP SP2 x86 238
Windows XP SP1 x86 240
Windows XP Gold x86 240
Windows XP Gold x86 238
Windows 2000 All x86 103
Windows All 2000 x86 76
Table 3-1. FIPS Support for Windows Machines
FIPS Used by VCM Agent Proxies
The VCM Agent Proxy uses the OpenSSL FIPS v1.1.2, which is validated to the 918 certificate.
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