Installation guide
Figure 1ā1. VCMīComponents and Zones
CAUTION Any system that participates in your VCM environment can contain sensitive data, or it
can hold authentication keys that can grant access to sensitive data on other systems. Never reuse or
dispose of VCM systems without proper decommissioning as described in "Decommissioning" on
page 53.
As shown, a combination of VCM services can share one system. In a single-machine installation, the
Collector, SQL Server, IIS Web server, and Web application are installed on one system. Optional split
installation configurations support running the SQL Server and database on a separate system and the IIS
Web server on a separate system.
How Personnel Use VCM
Different personnel use the features of VCM.
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Domain administrators create the accounts and manage the infrastructure in which VCM runs. The
infrastructure includes domain controllers, routers, certificate servers, SMTP email servers, domain
name services (DNS), and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) servers.
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A VCM installer loads the VCM software and configures the Collector, SQL Server, IIS, and other
services. The installer is also the first VCM administrator and is responsible for authorizing other
administrators and regular VCM users from the inventory of accounts that the domain administrators
Introduction to VCM Security
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