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
assets 208
Oracle 129
Service Desk 211
registering
vSphere Client Plug-in 59, 143, 145
remediation
compliance rule
software provisioning 197
Remote
collection results 159
collections 159
filter sets 158
getting started 149
settings 158
filter sets 158
virtual directory 16
Remote client
automatic upgrade 54
collector aware 158
installing 151
command line 153
remote command 154
remote package
UNIX agent upgrade 56
repairing
uninstall, troubleshooting 22
reports
parameter error, resolving 252
resolving problems 250
WCI 91
repositories
collect 193
installing 187
repository sources
adding 194
resetting
required secure channel (SSL) 251
resolving reports parameter error 252
results
collection, Mac OS X 121
imported content 231
virtualization 143
rights
administration 15
running
determine forest action for AD 222
setup DCs action for AD 223
S
scripts
PowerShell 91
secure communication 16
server
authentication 17
Service Desk integration 209
settings
cusomizing for components 237
database recovery 240
remote 158
setup DCs action
running for AD 223
signing
PowerShell scripts 92
sliders
in portal 65
sources
repository sources
adding 194
SQL*Plus
Oracle 128
SSL
resetting required secure channel 251
SUSE
install UNIX agent 99
T
templates
for compliance 231
ToCMBase64String 93
toolbar
in portal 64
tools
foundation checker 233
getting started 61, 233
import/export, content 233
installation 15, 233
job manager 233
troubleshooting 249
PowerShell scripts 96
vCenter Server data collections 138
U
UAC
disabling on Windows machines 77, 81
uninstall
agent 80
agent, Mac OS X 118
agent, UNIX/Linux 105
troubleshooting 22
UNIX agent
platform support 55, 99
port number 105, 118
upgrading 54
local package 55
remote package 56
UNIX/Linux
agent uninstall 105
AgentUpgradeLocal.sh 55
assessments results, troubleshooting 249
check for updates 169
collections 106
machines, adding 97
machines, licensing 98
updates
check for content wizard 236
check for UNIX/Linux 169
VMware, Inc. 257
Index