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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
Index
A
account
clustered servers 48, 72, 102
database server 58, 86, 117
Kerberos, database server 57, 86, 116
administrator rights 22
Agent 24
communication settings 162
disk size 175
EXE installer 33
folder 24
hardware 167
Linux/UNIX upgrade 143-145
MSI installer 33
non-English Windows platforms 167
OS platform support 9
patch assessment 171
platforms supported 143
upgrading 141
Agent certificates 32
Agent installed status 24
Agent machines for new content architecture 172
Agent Proxy
FIPS 175
hardware requirements 173
machine upgrade 147-148
machine upgrade manually 148
OS requirements 173
virtualization 172
Agent service account for SQL Server 48, 72, 102
architecture, new patch assessment content 172
ASP
Role Service 41, 74, 121
ASP.NET
Client System Web version 41, 74, 120
Role Service 41, 75, 121
attributes for certificates 31
authenticate server to client 31
authentication with HTTP/HTTPS 57, 86, 116
autogrowth for database 163
avoid loss of data
back up certificates 152
back up databases 151
back up files 151
B
back up
certificates 152
databases 151
files and reports 151
back up key to encrypted file 54, 79, 109
backup and disaster recovery plan 166
basic authentication with HTTP/HTTPS 57, 86, 116
best practices guides 13
Index
VMware, Inc.
179
browser compatibility 22
C
certificates 31
back up 152
collector 32
enterprise 32
Installation Manager generated 31
certificates for agents 32
channel throughput with SQLIO 135
Cloud Infrastructure 172
clustered servers account types 48, 72, 102
collect virtual environment data 172
collection scripts
PowerShell 171
Collector
certificates 32
configure components 37, 59, 63, 88, 92, 119
disk space requirements 11
hardware 11
OS platform support 9
software 17
Collector service account 23
communication certificates 31
communication settings for agents 161
compatibility of browser 22
component-specific settings 161
Component Services DCOM Config console 23
component settings 161
computer name matches SQL Server 47
computer names, SQL Server 71, 100
configurations
database file growth 163
configure
agent communication settings 161
collector components 37, 59, 63, 88, 92, 119
CPU for VCM on virtual machine 28
database file growth 163
database recovery settings 164
IIS 51
Kerberos on database server 57, 86, 116
SQL Server 131
SQL Server processor settings 132
SSRS 83
SSRS, two-tier 79, 109
Web components 37, 49, 63, 75, 92, 103
Web Service URL 55, 84, 114
content architecture for patch assessment 172
CPU
virtual machine 28
CPU requirements
VCM on virtual machine 28
Cryptographic DSS Enhanced Modules 175