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4. On the Machines page, verify that the target machines appear in the Selected list and click Next.
5. On the Install Options page, select the default installation options and click Next.
6. On the Schedule page, select Run Action now and click Next.
You can schedule subsequent Agent installations to run later.
7. Review the summary information and click Finish.
What to do next
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Verify that jobs have finished running. Click Administration and select Job Manager > History >
Other Jobs > Past 24 Hours.
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If you are working with Windows 7, 2008, 2008 R2, or Vista domain controllers, enable User Account
Control (UAC). See the instructions in "Enable UAC After VCM Agent Installation" on page 89 before
you proceed.
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Collect Windows data from VCM managed domain controllers in your environment. See "Collect
Domain Controller Data" on page 254.
Collect Domain Controller Data
Start managing the domain controllers by performing an initial collection, which adds domain controller
data to VCM.
Use the default filter set to collect a general view of the domain controllers in your environment. The first
time that you use the default filter to collect data, the Windows Agent returns all of the data specified in
the filter and stores the data in the VCM database. All subsequent collections will return a delta against the
data previously collected.
A delta collection includes only the differences between the data on the target machine and the data stored
in the VCM database. If you need a full collection, you can specify that VCM collect all data again. A full
collection can take a significant amount of time depending on the number of VCM managed domain
controllers from which you are collecting.
When you perform a full collection from your entire environment, run the collection during non working
hours so that users do not notice any performance impact on managed machines. After the initial
collection is finished, subsequent delta collections will most likely not impact performance.
Prerequisites
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To collect from Windows XP SP2 or Vista machines that use DCOM communication, you must enable
ICMP pings in the firewall settings or disable ICMP pings in VCM.
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Verify that DCOM is enabled on the managed machine. Run dcomcnfg and select Enable Distributed
COM on this computer.
Procedure
1. On the VCM toolbar, click Collect.
2. On the Collection Type page, select Machine Data and click OK.
3. On the Machines page, select the domain controllers from which to collect data and click Next.
To move all visible domain controllers to the selection window, use the double arrow.
4. Select the Do not limit collection to deltas check box.
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