User`s guide
Configure the Operating System Locale Settings
Verify that your Windows Server Locale Setting is configured correctly for a VCM installation.
1. In Windows Explorer, select Start and click Control Panel > Clock, Language, and Region.
2. Click Region and Language.
3. In the Region and Language dialog box, click the Administrative tab and verify that the Language for
non-Unicode programs area displays English (United States).
Disable the Remote Desktop Session Host
If the Remote Desktop Session Host role service is enabled, you must disable it.
1. On the taskbar, click the Server Manager icon to start Server Manager.
Or, click Start and select All Programs > Administrative Tools > Server Manager.
2. Select Server Manager > Roles > Remote Desktop Services.
3. Select Remove Role Services.
4. Clear the Remote Desktop Session Host setting and follow the online instructions.
Enable DCOM
The DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) protocol used to interact between application
components across Windows machines.
Windows operating systems include DCOM. To interact locally with Collector components, VCM
Collectors require DCOM, which provides an option to manage Windows VCM managed machines.
VCM managed machines do not require DCOM. Instead, you can use HTTP on VCM managed machines
if you do not want to use DCOM, or if it is blocked by firewalls or disabled on the clients.
You must ensure that DCOM is enable on the Collector to successfully install and run VCM. Although
DCOMis enabled by default when Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed, DCOMcan be disabled by a
custom installation or a lock-down script.
1. Click Start and select All Programs > Administrative Tools > Component Services to open
Component Services.
2. Click Computers, right-click the computer, and click Properties.
3. Click Default Properties.
4. Select Enable Distributed COM on this computer and click OK.
Install and Configure IIS
The VCM Collector must be running IIS 7.5, which is installed automatically when you install Windows
Server 2008 R2.
Configure IIS Settings
To ensure correct settings for IIS 7.5, you must verify the correct IIS 7.5 Role Services are enabled on the
Web server and then configure the IIS 7.5 settings.
Verify the Correct IIS 7.5 Role Services are Enabled on the Web Server
Enable the role services on the Web Server to ensure that the IIS settings are correct.
Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines
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