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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
Configuring a Three-Tier Split Installation Environment
In a three-tier installation environment, you configure the database server first, configure the Web server
next, then configure the VCM Collector. All machines are physical or virtual Windows machines.
Prerequisites
n Perform the general system prerequisite tasks. See "System Prerequisites to Install VCM" on page21.
n Connect the database server machine, Web server machine, and VCM Collector machine to the
domain.
n Obtain the installation media for the Enterprise, Standard, or Datacenter edition of SQL Server 2008 R2,
2012, or 2014, or verify access to a file share where the installer resides.
Procedure
1. "Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator" below
The user who installs Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, or 2012 R2 operating system must be an
Administrator and a domain account.
2. "Install and Configure Windows Server Operating System" on the facing page
Install the Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2 operating
system on each Windows machine that serves as a tier in your configuration.
3. "Configure the VCM Database Server" on page95
To ensure that the installation creates the VCM databases, you must configure the VCM database
server before you install VCM. In a three-tier split installation configuration, the VCM database server
resides on a separate machine. The databases include VCM, VCM_Coll, VCM_Raw, and VCM_UNIX.
4. "Configure the Web Server" on page103
The Web server contains Web applications such as IIS and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), other
services, and VCM software components. Before you install VCM, you must configure the Web
server.
5. "Configure the VCM Collector" on page119
The VCM Collector contains the VCM software application and VCM services. To prepare the VCM
Collector for VCM installation, configure the required utilities.
What to do next
Review the DCOMand port requirements, and use VCM Installation Manager to install the VCM
components. See "Installing VCM" on page 125.
Verify that the Installing User is an Administrator
The user who installs Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, or 2012 R2 operating system must be an
Administrator and a domain account.
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