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
InstallCMAgent 116, 126
installing
Package Manager for Windows 222
Package Studio 220
packages 228
repositories 219
VCM for active directory 255
integration
provisioning, operating system
stunnel 29-30, 32
Service Desk 247
integraton, stunnel
provisioning, operating system 28
invalid certificate in vSphere Client
troubleshooting 166
J
job manager 261
job status reporting
WCI 108
jobs history
provisioning 230
L
LAN 167
launch an assessment 186
licensing
domain controllers 249, 252
Mac OS X 124
UNIX/Linux machines 114
Windows machines 77, 80
Linux/ESX
provisioning, operating system
import 36
local package
UNIX agent upgrade 57
lock request, submit from collector 86
logs
provisioning, operating system 40
M
Mac OS X
adding 123
agent
installing 124
agent, uninstall 129
collection 129
collection results 131
licensing 124
maintenance
after installation 65
backup/disaster recovery plan 70
configure database file growth 67
create plan 69
customize settings 65
database recovery settings 68
migrating 43
migration prerequisites 44, 46
N
NAT
see network address translation 153
network address translation
vCloud Director
vApp 153
network authority account 12
assigning 79
checking 78, 250
O
Oracle
10g installations 136
Add/Edit Instance 131
adding instances 133-134
collection results 138
collection user account 136
collections 137
Config User Action 136
discovering instances 132
permissions 136
ospctl commands
provisioning, operating system 40
overview
vSphere Client Plug-in 163
P
Package Manager for Windows
installing 222
package managers
collect 226
Package Studio
installing 220
packages
installing 228
password
provisioning, operating system
vcmuser 24
patch assessment content architecture
download settings 184
repository 184
patching
check for updates, UNIX/Linux 192
check for updates, Windows 185
collection 185
permissions
Oracle 136
planning maintenance 69
platforms
UNIX agent support 57
port number for HTTP agent install 86
port number for UNIX agent install 118, 127
portal
familiarizing 73
information bar 73
sliders 75
toolbar 74
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