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Table Of Contents
- VMware vRealize Configuration ManagerAdvanced Installation Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Achieving a Successful VCM Installation
- Hardware Requirements for Collector Machines
- Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines
- Preparing for Installation
- System Prerequisites to Install VCM
- Configure Resources to Install VCM on a Virtual Machine
- Secure Communications Certificates
- Single-Tier Server Installation
- Configure a Single-Tier Installation Environment
- Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
- Install and Configure Windows Server Operating System
- Install the .NET Framework
- Configuring the Database Components of the VCM Collector
- Install SQL Server on the VCM Collector
- Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties
- Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names
- Verify the SQL Server Agent Service Account is a sysadmin
- Verify that the SQL Server Agent Service Starts Automatically
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- Configure the Web Components
- Configure SSRS on the VCM Collector
- Configure the VCM Collector Components
- Two-Tier Split Installation
- Configuring a Two-Tier Split Installation Environment
- Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
- Install and Configure Windows Server Operating System
- Configuring the VCM Database Server
- Disable the Firewall or Add an Exception for SQL Server Port 1433
- Install SQL Server on the Database Server
- Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties
- Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names
- Verify the SQL Server Agent Service Account is a sysadmin
- Verify that the SQL Server Agent Service Starts Automatically
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- Configure the Combined VCM Collector and Web Server
- Three-Tier Split Installation
- Configuring a Three-Tier Split Installation Environment
- Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
- Install and Configure Windows Server Operating System
- Configure the VCM Database Server
- Install SQL Server on the Database Server
- Verify and Configure the SQL Server Properties
- Verify Matching SQL Server and Computer Names
- Verify the SQL Server Agent Service Account is a sysadmin
- Verify that the SQL Server Agent Service Starts Automatically
- Select the SQL Server Agent Service Account
- Establish SQL Server Administration Rights
- Configure the Web Server
- Configure the VCM Collector
- Installing VCM
- Configuring SQL Server for VCM
- Upgrading or Migrating VCM
- Upgrading VCM and Components
- Upgrading Virtual Environments Collections
- Migrating VCM
- Prerequisites to Migrate VCM
- Migrate Only Your Database
- Replace Your Existing 32-Bit Environment with a Supported 64-bit Environment
- Migrate a 32-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier to VCM 5.8
- Migrate a 64-bit Environment Running VCM 5.3 or Earlier toVCM 5.8
- Migrate a Split Installation of VCM 5.3 or Earlier to a Single-Tier, Two-Tier...
- How to Recover Your Collector Machine if the Migration is not Successful
- Maintaining VCM After Installation
- Hardware and Operating System Requirements for VCM Managed Machines
- VCM Agent Support on Non-English Windows Platforms
- VCM Managed Machine Requirements
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS Agent Files
- Windows Custom Information Supports PowerShell 2.0
- Linux and UNIX Patch Assessment and Deployment Requirements
- Support for VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- vRealize Operations Manager Integration Features
- FIPS Requirements
- Agent Sizing Information
- Index
Agent Supported Operating System Supported
Hardware
Platform
Platforms
To Be
Upgraded
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Gold x86 and x64
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Gold x86 and x64
Microsoft Windows 7 Business SP1
x86 and x64
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
x86 and x64
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise SP1
x86 and x64
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x86 and x64 *
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x86 and x64 *
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x86 and x64 *
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter x64
*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard x64
*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials x64
*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter x64
*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard x64
*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials x64
*
Linux and UNIX AIX 6L, 6.1, 7.1 RISC and
PowerPC
CentOS 5.0–5.11, 6.0–6.5, and 7.0 (x64)
x86 and x64
ESX 4.1, 4.1 Update 1
ESXi 4.1, 4.1 Update 1, Update 2, Update 3
ESXi 5.0, 5.0 Update 1
ESXi 5.1
HP-UX 11i v2.0 (11.23) (up to 5.4 Agent only) Itanium
HP-UX 11i v3.0 (11.31) Itanium
Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.0–5.11, 6.0–6.5, and 7.0
(x64)
x86 and x64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0–5.11, 6.0–6.5, and 7.0
(x64) Server, Desktop with Workstation, and
Advanced Platform
x86 and x64
Solaris 10
(Certified and verified on Solaris 10 zfs and custom
information data class collections on both zfs and
vxfs.)
SPARC,
SPARC-V9,
x86, and x64
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