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
8. In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click OK.
The Certificates (Local Computer) is added to the Console Root.
9. Expand Console Root and select Certificates > Personal > Certificates.
10. In the right pane, right-click the Collector certificate and select All Tasks > Export.
11. On the Certificate Export Wizard Welcome page, click Next.
12. On the Export Private Key page, select No and click Next.
13. On the Export File Format page, select DER encoded binary and click Next.
14. On the File to Export page, type the path and name or click Browse to specify the location of the file on
the Collector or shared location, and click Next.
15. On the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard page, click Finish.
The .cer file is now in the location that you specified in the export process.
Migrating VCM
To prepare your environment for VCM 5.4.1, you can choose to migrate only your databases, replace an
existing 32-bit environment, migrate an existing 32-bit or 64-bit environment, or migrate a split
installation.
Prerequisites
Before you migrate any part of your existing VCM environment to VCM 5.4.1, you must perform the
prerequisites. See "Prerequisites to Migrate VCM" on page 44.
Procedure
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"Migrate Only Your Database " on page 46
Migrate only your VCM database from version 4.11.1 or later.
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"Replace Your Existing 32-Bit Environment with a Supported 64-bit Environment" on page 47
Replace an existing 32-bit environment of VMware VCM, EMC Ionix SCM, or Configureoft ECM.
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"Migrate a 32-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.4.1" on page 48
Migrate an existing 32-bit Collector to VCM 5.4.1. A migration to VCM 5.4.1 requires you to prepare
new hardware and software for your environment and install the required software components.
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"Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.4.1" on page 49
Migrate an existing 64-bit Collector to VCM 5.4.1. A migration to VCM 5.4.1 requires you to prepare
new software for your environment and install the required software components.
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"Migrate a Split Installation of VCM 5.3 or Earlier to a Single-Server Installation" on page 51
Migrate an existing split installation to a single-server installation for VCM 5.4.1. A split installation
configuration placed the VCM Collector database on the Collector machine and the other VCM
databases on a separate server machine.
Migrate Only Your Database
Migrate only your VCM database from version 4.11.1 or later.
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