User`s guide

Back Up Your SSRS Key

Use the Microsoft command line utility, rskeymgmt.exe, to back up the symmetric key to an encrypted

file. Use rskeymgmt.exe to copy your SSRS key set to a removable media device and store it in a secure

location.

The command line utility provides a way to delete encrypted content that can no longer be used if you

cannot recover or apply the key. For details about how to use rskeymgmt.exe, see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842425.

Internet Explorer Protected Mode and SSRS

On the VCM Collector, when User Account Control (UAC) is turned on and Internet Explorer Protected

Mode is enabled, errors related to SSRS user permissions and web service errors on dashboards and node

summaries can occur. If you access the VCM Web console from any machine other than the Collector, this

issue does not occur. Access to the SSRS administration interfaces, http://localhost/reports, is also

blocked by Protected Mode and UAC.

VMware recommends that you do not use the VCM Web console from the Collector itself because either

the VCM SSRS dashboards will not be usable or Internet Explorer security on the Collector must be

reconfigured to allow the dashboards to operate. To enable SSRS dashboards on the Collector, either

disable Internet Explorer Protected Mode for the zone of the Collector itself or run Internet Explorer as

administrator. Do not use these options for general use because they can increase the exposure of the

Collector to attacks through Internet Explorer.

Procedure

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools.

2. Click Internet Options and the Security tab.

3. Click Local intranet and clear the Enable Protected Mode (requires restarting Internet Explorer)

check box.

4. Click Apply and OK, and close all instances of Internet Explorer.

Prepare for VCM Installation

Before you install VCM, you must verify that you have established or identified all the accounts necessary

for a successful VCM installation.

Establish Local Administration Rights

Verify that the User ID of the person who performs the VCM installation or upgrade is a domain account

in the Local Administrators group on the machine where the user installs or upgrades VCM.

Establish SQL Server Administration Rights

The user who installs VCM must have SQL Server sysadmin rights.

Procedure

1. Click Start and select All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 > SQL Server Management

Studio.

2. Expand the server instance, Security, and Logins.

3. Right-click the login of the user who installs VCM and select Properties.

4. In the Select a page area, select Server Roles.

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