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
vCenter Configuration Manager Installation and Getting Started Guide
Upgrade and Migration Scenarios 45
Prerequisites 46
Back up Your Databases 47
Back up Your Files 47
Back up Your Certificates 47
Software Supported by the VCMî ±Collector 47
Migration Process 48
Prerequisites 48
Foundation Checker Must Run Successfully 48
Use the SQLî ±Migration Helper Tool 48
Migrate Only Your Database 48
Replace your existing 32-Bit Environment with the Supported 64-bit Environment 49
How to Recover Your Machine if the Migration is not Successful 49
Migrate a 32-bit environment running VCM 5.3 or earlier to VCM 5.4 50
Migrate a 64-bit environment running VCM 5.3 or earlier to VCM 5.4 51
Migrate a split installation of VCM 5.3 or earlier to a single-server installation 52
After You Migrate VCM 52
Upgrade Process 52
After You Upgrade VCM 53
Upgrading Existing Windows Agents 53
Upgrading Existing Remote Clients 54
Upgrading Existing UNIX Agents 54
To Upgrade the UNIX Agent(s) with a Local Package 55
To Upgrade the UNIX Agent(s) with a Remote Package 56
Upgrading VCM for Virtualization 56
Upgrading an Agent Proxy Machine 57
Upgrade the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In 59
Getting Started with VCM Components and Tools 61
Understanding User Access 61
Do Not Use the Collector as a Web Console 62
Starting and Logging Onto VCM 62
How to Start VCM and Log On 62
Getting Familiar with the Portal 63
General Information Bar 64
Portal Toolbar 64
Sliders 65
Where to Go Next 67
Getting Started with VCM 69
Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines 69
Verifying Available Domains 69
Checking the Network Authority 70
Assigning Network Authority Accounts 71
Discovering Windows Machines 72
Licensing Windows Machines 75
Installing the VCM Windows Agent on your Windows Machines 77
Performing an Initial Collection 83
Exploring Windows Collection Results 84
Getting Started Collecting Windows Custom Information 88
Discover, License, and Install UNIX/Linux Machines 97
Adding UNIX/Linux Machines 97
Licensing UNIX/Linux Machines 98
Installing the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines 99
Performing a UNIX/Linux Collection 106
Exploring UNIX/Linux Collection Results 107
Discover, License, and Install Mac OS X Machines 110
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