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
collection 119
collection results 121
licensing 112
maintenance
after installation 237
backup/disaster recovery plan 248
configure database file growth 239
create plan 240
customize settings 237
database recovery settings 240
migrating 45
modifying
assets hardware configurations 202
assets software configurations 204
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network authority account 15
AD 215
checking 70
node summaries
resolving problems 250
O
operating systems
agent binaries 100, 113
Oracle
10g installations 128
Add/Edit Instance 124
adding instances 124
agent installation 124
collection results 129
collection user account 125, 128
collections 129
Config User Action 125
discovering instances 124
permissions 128
reference information 129
remote command 126
Oracle Database
Removing access 127
overview
vSphere Client Plug-in 143
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Package Manager for Windows
installing 190
package managers
collect 193
Package Studio
installing 188
packages
importing content 231
installing 195
patching
check for updates, UNIX/Linux 169
check for updates, Windows 165
collection 166
UNIX assessment results troubleshooting 249
permissions
Oracle 128
planning maintenance 240
platforms
agent proxy support 57
UNIX agent support 55, 99
popup blocker
configure or enable 62
port number for HTTP agent install 79
port number for UNIX agent install 105, 118
portal
familiarizing 63
information bar 64
sliders 65
toolbar 64
PowerShell
executing for WCI 92
for Windows Custom Info 88
scripts, troubleshooting 96
signing scripts for WCI 92
WCI getting started 91
prerequisites
check for installation 15
for upgrading 46, 48
vCenter Server collections 135
Product Overview 161
protected storage
resolving problems 250
provision machines
operating systems 180
provisioning
compliance
remediation 197
compliance rule 196
install agent 18
jobs History 196
provisioning, operating system 177
agent communication 182
collect distributions 179
components 177
configure ESX and ESXi 181
discovery 179
provision machines 180
re-provision machines 182
workflow 178
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 79
purge
for WCI 90
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re-provisioning machines
operating systems 182
recovery plan 248
Red Hat
install UNIX agent 99
Red Hat workstations
upgrading 54, 98
reference information
AD 230
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