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
Running VCM Patching Reports 174
Customize Your Environment for VCM Patching 175
Getting Started with Operating System Provisioning 177
About OS Provisioning 177
OS Provisioning Components 177
Provision Machines Workflow 178
Collect OS Distributions 179
Discover Provisionable Machines 179
Provision Machines 180
Configure ESX and ESXi Machines 181
Change Agent Communication 182
Working with Provisioned Machines 182
Re-Provision Machines 182
Getting Started with Software Provisioning 185
Introduction to VCM Software Provisioning 185
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 185
Software Repository for Windows 185
Package Manager for Windows 185
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Installing the Software Provisioning Components 186
Install Software Repository for Windows 187
Install Package Studio 188
Install Package Manager on Managed Machines 190
Using Package Studio to Create Software Packages and Publish to Repositories 190
Creating Packages 191
Using VCM Software Provisioning for Windows 192
Prerequisites 192
Collect Package Manager Information from Machines 193
Collect Software Repository Data 193
Add Repository Sources to Package Managers 194
Install Packages 195
Related Software Provisioning Actions 196
Viewing Provisioning Jobs in the Job Manager 196
Creating Compliance Rules based on Provisioning Data 196
Creating Compliance Rules containing Provisioning Remediation Actions 197
Further Reading 199
Getting Started with VCM Management Extensions for Assets 201
Getting Started with VCM Management Extensions for Assets 201
Review Hardware and Software Configuration Item Fields 201
Modifying Hardware Configuration Item Fields 202
Modifying Software Configuration Item Fields 204
Adding Hardware Configuration Items 205
Editing Values for Devices 205
Modifying Other Devices 206
Adding Software Configuration Items 207
Further Reading 208
Getting Started with VCM Service Desk Integration 209
Getting Started with Service Desk Integration 209
Service Desk Integration in the Console 209
Service Desk Integration in Job Manager 210
Further Reading 211
Getting Started with VCM for Active Directory 213
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