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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
Service Console OS for ESX 172
services account
for collector 23
Services Management console 23
settings
database recovery 164
settings to customize components 161
single-tier
upgrade 138, 140
single-tier installation 19, 35
components 35
configuration 36
prerequisites 36
procedure 37
size of environment 11, 17
sizing worksheet 11
sizing worksheets 13
software
Collector 17
managed machines 167
software edition requirements 17
split install 35, 61, 91
split installation 19
migration 157
SQL Server
administrator rights 49, 73, 103
agent service account 48, 72, 102
computer name 47
computer names 71, 100
configure 131
database 55, 84, 114
database settings 131
disk IO configuration 133
evaluation version 17, 42, 66, 96
installing 64-bit 42, 66, 96
maintenance plan 164
performance 131
processor settings 132
properties 46, 70, 100
RAID levels 133
SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS)
backup keys 79, 109
SQL XML 91
SQLIO for I/O channel throughput 135
SQLXML version 25, 60, 89, 120
SSRS
back up keys 54, 79, 109
configure 83
dashboard errors 54, 109
generate reports 54, 79, 83, 109, 113
user permissions errors 54, 109
Web service errors 54, 109
status of agent installed 24
support
Agent machines 168
sysadmin 49, 73, 102
system checks 21
system prerequisites 21
T
32-bit environment migrations 149
three-tier split installation 19, 91
prerequisites 92
procedure 92
throughput with SQLIO 135
TLS 128
server authentication 31
trust
certificate 32
chain 32
two-tier
upgrade 139
two-tier installation
procedure 62
two-tier split installation 19, 61
prerequisites 62
U
uninstall agent 24
MSI installer 24
unregister vSphere Client VCM Plug-in 146
update statistics for database 165
upgrade
agent proxy machine 147-148
agent proxy machine manually 148
agents 137
Linux/UNIX Agent 143
Linux/UNIX Agent local package 144
Linux/UNIX Agent remote package 145
single-tier 138
three-tier 140
two-tier 139
VCM 137
VCM Remote client 142
virtual environments 146
vSphere Client VCM Plug-in 146
Windows agents 141
upgrading 137
URL for Report Manager 56, 85, 115
URL for Web Service 55, 84, 114
user permissions errors for SSRS 54, 109
V
vCenter Server 146, 172
vCloud Director 146, 172
VCM
component-specific settings 161
database backup 151
database recovery models 163
split installation 19
VCM installation
on virtual machine 27
VCM maintenance plan 164
VCM Remote
virtual directory 129
VCM Remote client
upgrade 142
VCM Security Guide
certificates 31
system prerequisites 21
version
SQLXML 60, 89, 120
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