User`s guide

Procedure
1. To connect to VCM from a physical or virtual machine on your network, open Internet Explorer and
type http://<name_or_IP_of_Collector_machine>/VCM.
2. Type your user network credentials.
3. (Optional) Select Automatically log on using this role to have VCM automatically log you on without
prompting you for a role in future logons.
4. Click Log On.
Your VCM user account may have multiple roles. If you selected the Automatically log on using this
role option, VCM will automatically log you on as the User Role displayed on the Logon screen. To
change roles, you must use the Logoff button in the top right corner of the Console. This action will return
you to the Logon screen so that you can use the drop-down menu to select a different role.
Getting Familiar with the Portal
The VCM portal provides access to all VCM features to manage your environment.
The portal uses a browser-based interface to run from any Windows machine that has access to the server
on which VCM is installed. The Windows machine must be running Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
with the Internet Explorer tab plug-in installed.
The Portal includes several major areas and controls.
General Information Bar
The general information bar displays the VCM Collector’s active SQL Server name, your VCM user name
and active Role, and the following buttons.
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