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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
how it works 197
Linux and UNIX 197
patches
SCR Tool 179
patching 192
administrator privileges 158
AIX machines 161
alternate location 159
applicability of patches for deployment 194
assessment and deployment 157
assessment templates 162
assessments for Windows 173
bulletin details for Windows 172
bulletins dynamic membership 191
collections for Windows assessments 173
configuring event-driven assessments 190
configuring event-driven deployment 190
configuring machine group mapping 187
deployment mapping 195
deployment wizards 199
distributed model 189
event-driven deployment 189
exceptions 191-192
how patch deployment works 198
how the job chain works 198
JCE on patching repository 180
job chain 178, 190-191, 196
jobs time out 190, 199
JRE on patching repository 180
Linux and UNIX assessment results 167
Linux and UNIX collection filters 165
Linux and UNIX deployment 168
Linux and UNIX getting started 163
Linux and UNIX job chain 198
machine group mapping 183
managed machines 157
manual assess and deploy 161
manual assessment results for Windows 174
manual bulletin updates for Windows 171
manual deployment for Windows 175
manual Linux and UNIX collection 165
manual patch download for Windows 172
manual updates for Linux and UNIX 164
no change in run level 160
patch staging configuration 183
prerequisites 157-158
reports 200
requirements 158
runtime properties files 180
scheduled assessments 196
scheduled deployment 190
Solaris, single-user mode 160
supported managed machines 157
Windows getting started 170
patching repository 164, 178
enable trust and status 184
management 159
Red Hat Linux machine 189
SCR Tool base path 188
path panel in collection filter 154
portal
familiarizing 13
information bar 14
navigation sliders 15
toolbar 14
PowerShell
example script 104
executing for WCI 104
installation 112
references 104
script signing policies 103
scripts, troubleshooting 117
signing scripts for WCI 104
WCI getting started 99
Windows Custom Information 112
PowerShell script
verifying 111
prerequisites
patching deployment 157
prerequisites for patching 158
preview
compliance rule groups 64
properties files 180
protocols
configure for Linux and UNIX patching 179
purge
for WCI 113
R
rearranging
asset data fields 248
Red Hat Linux machines for patching 189
refreshing
dynamic asset data field 249
registering
vSphere Client Plug-in 57
remote
collection results 243
filter sets 233
settings 232
remote client
certificates 232
collector aware 232, 242
configure VCM remote 231
getting started 231
installation 235
installation, command line 237
installation, manual 236
installation, remote commands 239
network 242
settings 232
settings, custom filter sets 234
settings, filter sets 233
settings, host files 234
reports
patching 200
WCI 116
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