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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
logs
ESX 57
M
Mac OS X
add machines 126
agent installation 119
collect data 134
collecting
schedule 137
scheduled collection 135
collection results 135
custom information types 149
installing agent 127
machine group, create 136
Mac OS X agent
enable installation 125
machine group mapping 183
configuring for patching 187
machine groups
compliance 201
alerts 212
alerts, add 212
alerts, configure 213
download content 202
filters 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 preview 206
rule groups, add 204
rules, add 204
schedule 212
schedule, add 214
templates, add 207
templates, run 208
compliance templates 202
create
Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X 136
manage patching repository 159
managed machines
adding patching exceptions 192
configure patch staging 185
patch assessment 192
patching 157
managing agent
virtual environments 26
managing agent collection
virtual environments 26
managing agent enabled
virtual environments 28
managing agent HTTPS bypass
virtual environments 28
managing agent trust status
virtual environments 27
managing agent;SSL thumbprint 29
manual patch assess and deploy 161
manual patching
download Windows patches 172
filters for Linux and UNIX 165
getting started 163
Linux and UNIX assessment results 167
Linux and UNIX bulletin updates 164
Linux and UNIX collection 165
Linux and UNIX patch deployment 168
troubleshooting 158, 160
Windows assessment results 174
Windows assessments 173
Windows bulletin details 172
Windows bulletin updates 171
Windows collections 173
Windows deployment 175
mapping for patch deployment 195
N
NAT
see network address translation 42
navigation sliders 15
network address translation
vCloud Director vApp 42
network authority
add 220
assign 221
network authority account
assigning 91
checking 91, 220
O
operating system
virtual machine 37
overview
SCAP 214
vSphere Client Plug-in 57
P
parser directives
Linux 140
UNIX 140
parsers
configure directives 153
directives 153
directives, examples 139
identification expressions 139
INI 138, 140
Sh 138, 140
Tabular 138, 140
Tokenizer 139, 144
Tree 138, 140
WFF 138, 140
parsers for custom information 138, 140
patch assessments
collections for Windows 158
patch staging
configuring for managed machines 185
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Index