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Table Of Contents
- VMware vRealize Configuration ManagerAdministration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started with VCM
- Installing and Getting Started with VCM Tools
- Configuring VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- Virtual Environments Configuration
- Configure Virtual Environments Collections
- Configure Managing Agent Machines for Virtual Environment Management
- Obtain the SSL Certificate Thumbprint
- Configure vCenter Server Data Collections
- Configure vCenter Server Virtual Machine Collections
- Configure vCloud Director Collections
- Configure vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines Collections
- Configure vShield Manager Collections
- Configure ESX Service Console OS Collections
- Configure the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In
- Running Compliance for the VMware Cloud Infrastructure
- Create and Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
- Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules
- Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters
- Preview Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates
- Create Virtual Environment Compliance Exceptions
- Resolve Noncompliant Virtual Environments Template Results
- Configure Alerts and Schedule Virtual Environment Compliance Runs
- Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration
- Auditing Security Changes in Your Environment
- Configuring Windows Machines
- Configure Windows Machines
- Windows Collection Results
- Getting Started with Windows Custom Information
- Prerequisites to Collect Windows Custom Information
- Using PowerShell Scripts for WCI Collections
- Windows Custom Information Change Management
- Collecting Windows Custom Information
- Create Your Own WCI PowerShell Collection Script
- Verify that Your Custom PowerShell Script is Valid
- Install PowerShell
- Collect Windows Custom Information Data
- Run the Script-Based Collection Filter
- View Windows Custom Information Job Status Details
- Windows Custom Information Collection Results
- Run Windows Custom Information Reports
- Troubleshooting Custom PowerShell Scripts
- Configuring Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machine Management
- Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Installation Credentials
- Configure Collections from Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines
- Configure Installation Delegate Machines to Install Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X...
- Configure the HTTPS Bypass Setting for Linux Agent Installations
- Enable Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Agent Installation
- Add and License Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines for Agent Installation
- Install the VCM Agent on Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Operating Systems
- Collect Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Data
- Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collection Results
- Configure Scheduled Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Collections
- Using Linux and UNIX Custom Information Types
- File Types that VCM can Parse
- Parsers for Supported File Types
- Identification Expressions
- Parser Directives
- Parser Directives for Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X
- Creating Custom Information Types for Linux and UNIX
- Custom Information Types for Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X
- Add, Edit, or Clone Custom Information Types for Linux and UNIX
- UNIX Custom Information Data View in the Console
- Path Panel in the VCM Collection Filter
- Patching Managed Machines
- Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Prerequisite Tasks and Requirements
- Manually Patching Managed Machines
- Getting Started with VCM Manual Patching
- Configuring An Automated Patch Deployment Environment
- Deploying Patches with Automated Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Configure VCM for Automatic Event-Driven Patch Assessment and Deployment
- Generate a Patch Assessment Template
- Run a Patch Assessment on Managed Machines
- Add Exceptions for Patching Managed Machines
- Configure the VCM Administration Settings
- Generate a Patch Deployment Mapping
- Configure VCM for Automatic Scheduled Patch Assessment and Deployment
- How the Linux and UNIX Patch Staging Works
- How the Linux and UNIX Patching Job Chain Works
- How the Deploy Action Works
- Patch Deployment Wizards
- Running Patching Reports
- Running and Enforcing Compliance
- Configuring Active Directory Environments
- Configuring Remote Machines
- Tracking Unmanaged Hardware and Software Asset Data
- Managing Changes with Service Desk Integration
- Index
bulletin details
manual patching for Windows 172
bulletin updates
manual patching for Linux and UNIX 164
manual patching for Windows 171
bulletins
dynamic membership 191
C
certificates
remote client 232
change log
custom information types 152-154
change management
WCI 109
checking
network authority account 91, 220
collect
domain controllers 224
ESX logs 51, 56
ESX service console operating system 51
hosts, virtual machine 53
installation delegate 123
Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X data 134
schedule Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X 137
vCenter Server 32
vCenter Server virtual machines 36
vCloud Director 38, 40
vCloud Director vApp 42
virtual machine hosts 53
vShield Manager 48, 50
WCI data 110
collection filter for WCI 113
collection filters
Linux and UNIX patching 165
path panel 154
collection results
active directory 228
Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X 135
Remote 243
WCI 115
collection scripts
custom for WCI 111
collections
active directory 228
domain controllers 224
manual patching for Windows 173
vCenter Server data 29, 34
virtualization 56
WCI 112
Windows machines 96
collections for Windows patch assessments 158
collector
agent proxy 52
aware of Remote client 232, 242
compliance
content, access 21
custom information types 145
machine groups 201
alerts 212
alerts, add 212
alerts, configure 213
download content 202
filters, add 205
resolve noncompliant results 209
resolve noncompliant results,
enforceable 68, 209
resolve noncompliant results, exceptions 211
resolve noncompliant results,
manually 70, 211
resolve noncompliant results, VCM
actions 69, 210
rule groups, add 204
rule groups, preview 206
rules, add 204
schedule 212
schedule, add 214
templates 207
templates, run 208
templates
machine groups 202
virtual environments
resolve noncomplaint results, exceptions 211
resolve noncomplaint results,
manually 70, 211
resolve noncomplaint results, VCM
actions 69, 210
compliance exceptions
vCenter Server 67, 70, 211
vCloud Director 67, 70, 211
virtual objects 67, 70, 211
compliance filters
vCenter Server 64
vCloud Director 64
virtual objects 64
compliance rule groups
preview 64
vCenter Server 62
vCloud Director 62
virtual objects 62
compliance rules
custom information 145
vCenter Server 63
vCloud Director 63
virtual objects 63
compliance templates
vCenter Server 61, 65
vCloud Director 61, 65
virtual objects 61, 65
configuration
Active Directory 225
configuration of patch staging 183
configure
SCR Tool 180
configuring
alternate location machines 181
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