User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Configuration ManagerInstallation and Getting Started Guide
- About This Book
- Preparing for Installation
- Installation Manager
- Installation Configurations
- Tools Installation
- General Prerequisites to Install VCM
- Verify Hardware and Software Requirements
- Verify Administration Rights
- Set the Default Network Authority Account
- Specify the Collector Services Account
- Change the Collector Services Account Password in the Services Management Con...
- Change the Collector Services Account Password in the Component Services DCOM...
- Verify the VMware Application Services Account
- Determine the VCM Remote Virtual Directory
- Use Secure Communications Certificates
- Understand Server Authentication
- Verify the Foundation Checker System Checks
- Install UNIX Patch for HP-UX 11.11
- VCM Uses FIPS Cryptography
- Installing VCM
- Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading the OS Provisioning Server and Components
- Upgrading or Migrating VCM
- Upgrades
- Migrations
- Prerequisites to Migrate VCM
- Back Up Your Databases
- Back up Your Files
- Export and Back up Your Certificates
- Migrating VCM
- Migrate Only Your Database
- Replace Your Existing 32-Bit Environment with a Supported 64-bit Environment
- Migrate a 32-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.4.1
- Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.4.1
- Migrate a Split Installation of VCM 5.3 or Earlier to a Single-Server Install...
- How to Recover Your Collector Machine if the Migration is not Successful
- Upgrading VCM and Components
- Maintaining VCM After Installation
- Getting Started with VCM Components and Tools
- Getting Started with VCM
- Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
- Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
- Verify Available Domains
- Check the Network Authority
- Assign Network Authority Accounts
- Discover Windows Machines
- License Windows Machines
- Disable User Account Control for VCM Agent Installation
- Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Windows Machines
- Enable UAC After VCM Agent Installation
- Collect Windows Data
- Windows Collection Results
- Getting Started with Windows Custom Information
- Discover, License, and Install UNIX/Linux Machines
- Discover, License, and Install Mac OS X Machines
- Discover, Configure, and Collect Oracle Data from UNIX Machines
- Customize VCM for your Environment
- How to Set Up and Use VCM Auditing
- Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
- Getting Started with VCM for Virtualization
- Getting Started with VCM Remote
- Getting Started with VCM Patching
- Getting Started with Operating System Provisioning
- Getting Started with Software Provisioning
- Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories
- Software Repository for Windows
- Package Manager for Windows
- Software Provisioning Component Relationships
- Install the Software Provisioning Components
- Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories
- Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows
- Related Software Provisioning Actions
- Getting Started with VCM Management Extensions for Assets
- Getting Started with VCM Service Desk Integration
- Getting Started with VCM for Active Directory
- Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools
- Index
Option Description
vDC Name
Filter
To run the query against a virtual datacenter in a vCloud Director instance, type
the name of the virtual datacenter.
SQL wildcard expressions are allowed.
Discovers all virtual machines in the virtual datacenter.
vApp
Name
Filter
To run the query against a vApp, type the name of the vApp.
SQL wildcard expressions are allowed.
Discovers all virtual machines in the vApp.
VM Name
Filter
To run the query to add a specific virtual machine, type the name of the machine.
SQL wildcard expressions are allowed.
Discovers the virtual machine.
Network
Name
Filter
To run the query against resources on a particular network, type the name of the
network.
SQL wildcard expressions are allowed.
Discovers all virtual machines on the network.
IP Address
Filter
To run the query to add virtual machines with a particular IP address, type the
address.
SQL wildcard expressions are allowed.
Discovers all virtual machines with that IPaddress.
Include
rule in post
collection
IPupdate
Select Yes to include the properties of this discovery rule to update the connection
string information for the discovered machines when new vCloud Director data is
collected.
Select No to not update the connection string information.
8. On the Important page, select the options and click Finish.
Option Description
Would you like to run this
Discovery Rule now?
Select Yes.
License and Install Agent on
Discovered Machines
If you do not use NAT mapping, select the option to install
the Agent.
If you use NATmapping, you must manually install the
Agent on the discovered machines.
What to do next
n
Review the discovery jobs to determine if your job finished. Click Administration and select Job
Manager > History > Other Jobs.
n
Review the collected vCloud Director vApp virtual machine data. Click Administration and select
Machines Manager. In Available Machines and Licensed Machines, select the operating system type
and review the list for the added virtual machines.
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