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
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You have created software provisioning packages using VMware vCenter Configuration Manager
Package Studio and published the packages to the repositories.
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Package Manager is installed on the target machines. Package Manager is automatically installed when
you install the VCM 5.3 Agent or later.
Collect Package Manager Information from Machines
To view information about packages and Package Managers in VCM, you must collect Package Manager
data from managed machines.
As you work with provisioning, you will want to regularly collect Package Manager data to determine if
your machines are remaining current with the necessary software packages.
Procedure
1. Click Collect.
The Collection Type page of the Collection Wizard appears.
2. Select Machine Data.
3. Click OK. The Machines page appears.
4. Verify that the Selected pane displays all the machines from which you are collecting package
manager data. Add any machines as needed.
5. Click Next. The Data Types pages appears.
6. Expand Windows, and then select Software Provisioning - Package Managers.
7. Click Next. The Important page appears.
8. Review the information, resolve any conflicts, and then click Finish. You can monitor the process in
the Jobs Manager. See "Viewing Provisioning Jobs in the Job Manager" on page 196 for more
information.
When the collection is completed, select Console > Windows tab > Operating System > Software
Provisioning > Package Managers. The data grid displays the packages and their current status.
Collect Software Repository Data
A collection of repository data will include the software packages in the repository, allowing you to
determine which repositories to assign to machines based on the available packages.
TIP Create a Machine Group containing all machines on which the software repository is installed.
Procedure
1. Click Collect.
The Collection Type page of the Collection Wizard appears.
2. Select Machine Data.
3. Click OK. The Machines page appears.
4. Verify that the Selected pane displays all the machines from which you are collecting repository data.
Add any machines as needed.
5. Click Next. The Data Types pages appears.
6. Expand Windows, and then select Software Provisioning - Repositories.
7. Click Next. The Important page appears.
Getting Started with Software Provisioning
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