User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- VCM Installation and Getting Started Guide
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Preparing for Installation
- Installing VCM
- Using Installation Manager
- Installing and Configuring the OS Provisioning Server and Components
- Installing the Operating System Provisioning Server
- Preparing Boot Images for Windows Provisioning
- Copy the VCM Certificate to the OS Provisioning Server for Linux Provisioning
- Importing Distributions into the OS Provisioning Server Repository
- Configuring the OS Provisioning Server Integration with the VCM Collector
- Maintaining Operating System Provisioning Servers
- Upgrading or Migrating vCenter Configuration Manager
- Upgrade and Migration Scenarios
- Prerequisites
- Back up Your Databases
- Back up Your Files
- Back up Your Certificates
- Software Supported by the VCM Collector
- Migration Process
- Prerequisites
- Foundation Checker Must Run Successfully
- Use the SQL Migration Helper Tool
- Migrate Only Your Database
- Replace your existing 32-Bit Environment with the Supported 64-bit Environment
- How to Recover Your Machine if the Migration is not Successful
- Migrate a 32-bit environment running VCM 5.3 or earlier to VCM 5.4
- Migrate a 64-bit environment running VCM 5.3 or earlier to VCM 5.4
- Migrate a split installation of VCM 5.3 or earlier to a single-server install...
- After You Migrate VCM
- Upgrade Process
- Upgrading Existing Windows Agents
- Upgrading Existing Remote Clients
- Upgrading Existing UNIX Agents
- Upgrading VCM for Virtualization
- Getting Started with VCM Components and Tools
- Getting Started with VCM
- Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
- Verifying Available Domains
- Checking the Network Authority
- Assigning Network Authority Accounts
- Discovering Windows Machines
- Licensing Windows Machines
- Installing the VCM Windows Agent on your Windows Machines
- Performing an Initial Collection
- Exploring Windows Collection Results
- Getting Started Collecting Windows Custom Information
- Discover, License, and Install UNIX/Linux Machines
- Discover, License, and Install Mac OS X Machines
- Discover, License, 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
- Getting Started with VCM Management Extensions for Assets
- Getting Started with VCM Service Desk Integration
- Getting Started with VCM for Active Directory
- Accessing Additional Compliance Content
- Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools
- Maintaining VCM After Installation
- Troubleshooting Problems with VCM
- Index
1. In Administration > Machines Manager > Additional Components > VCM for Oracle, click Add.
The Add Oracle Instances wizard opens.
2. Select the machine(s) on which you want to add an Oracle Instance. Click Next. The Configuration
Values wizard page appears.
NOTE On UNIX Machines, a Machines - General collection is necessary to see machines in the wizard.
Supported UNIX machines displayed in the wizard include Solaris versions 9 and 10.
3. Enter the configuration values for each Oracle Instance (Oracle SID, Oracle Home, Oracle SW
Owner, DBA Group, and Oracle Collection User). See the VCM for Oracle data grid for definitions of
these values. Click Next, and then click Finish.
NOTE If VCM already contains the machine and Oracle SID that are added, a conflict screen appears
showing the machine and Instance that are in conflict. If other values exist, which were changed for the
conflicting machine and Instance, the "Update the existing Instances" check box appears. If you want to
update the existing Instance, check this box. Otherwise, the Instance will not be updated.
Edit an Oracle Instance
1. In Administration > Machines Manager > Additional Components > VCM for Oracle, click Edit.
The Edit Oracle Instances wizard opens.
2. Select the machine(s) on which you want to edit an existing Oracle Instance. Click Next. The
Configuration Values wizard page appears.
3. Check the box next to a configuration value you want to modify. See the VCM for Oracle data grid for
definitions of these values. Click Next, and then click Finish.
Creating the Oracle Collection User Account
After the Oracle Instance has been added, use one of these methods to configure the Oracle Collection
User account for database access to Oracle Instances:
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Create the Oracle Collection User Account with the Config User Action
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Create the Oracle Collection User Account with a Remote Command
If you are working with Oracle 10g, see "Permissions for Oracle Collection User Account on Oracle 10g" on
page 128 for more information.
Creating the Oracle Collection User Account with the Config User Action
The Configure Oracle User action configures database access to Oracle Instances for the Oracle user. You
can create the Oracle Collection User account on Oracle 10g.If you are working with Oracle 10g, see
"Permissions for Oracle Collection User Account on Oracle 10g" on page 128 for more information.
To create the OS-authenticated Oracle Collection User account with the Config User action, follow these
steps:
1. Click Config User. The Select Oracle Instances wizard opens.
2. Select one or more Oracle Instances. You can set a filter on these items. Click Next, and then click
Finish.
Filter the Oracle Instances based on:
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