User`s guide

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If the discovered machines are listed only in the Available Machines list and the virtual machines use
NAT mapping, you must manually install the Agent appropriate for the operating system. For
Windows operating systems, see "Manually Install the VCM Windows Agent" on page 84. For
UNIX/Linux operating systems, see "Install the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 114.
vCloud Director Collection Results
The vCloud Director data is collected using a collection filter with the Custom Information (Win) data type.
The collected data appears in the Console. The discovered vApp virtual machines appear in
Administration. After you license the virtual machines and install the Agent, you manage them based on
their operating system.
The displayed data is only as current as the last time you collected data from your vCloud Director
instances and from your managed machines.
Option Description
Console Displays collected vCloud Director instance data.
Click Console and select Windows tab > Operating System > Custom
Information. Select a view and select vCloud.
Compliance Access compliance rules you create based on the collected vCloud
Director data using the Custom Information (Win) data type.
The compliance rules for the discovered virtual machines are created
based on operating system.
Reports Run a preconfigured vCloud Director report.
Click Reports and select Machine Group Reports > Virtual
Environments > vCloud Director Managed VMs.
The report includes the vCloud Director Instance, Organization,
Organization virtual datacenter, vApp Name, the VC Machine Name,
and the related networking data.
Administration Displays managed vCloud Director instances from which you are
collecting data. Click Administration and select Machines Manager >
Licensed Machines > Licensed vSphere Systems.
Displays the discovered virtual machines with a machine name that is
based on your configuration options in the discovery rule.
For example, OrgName:vAppName:VirtualMachineName.
Click Administration and select Machines Manager.
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If the machines are not licensed and the Agent is not installed, the
machines appear in the Available Machines data grid based on the
operating system.
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If the machines are licensed and the Agent is installed, the machines
appear in the Licensed Machines data grid based on the operating
system.
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