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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
collect 32
compliance exceptions 67, 70, 211
compliance filters 64
compliance rule groups 62
compliance rules 63
compliance templates 61, 65
data collections 29
run compliance 66
vCenter Server virtual machines
collect 36
vCloud Director
add 38
collect 38, 40
collection results 41
compliance exceptions 67, 70, 211
compliance filters 64
compliance rule groups 62
compliance rules 63
compliance templates 61, 65
run compliance 66, 208
settings 39
vApp collection 42
vApp network address translation 42
vCloud Director vApp
discover 44
VCM asset data
editing 250
verify PowerShell script 111
virtual environment
collecting
results 57
collections 56
compliance
resolve noncompliant results 68, 209
resolve noncompliant results, exceptions 211
resolve noncompliant results,
manually 70, 211
resolve noncompliant results, VCM
actions 69, 210
getting started 23
managing agent 26, 29
managing agent collection 26
managing agent enabled 28
managing agent HTTPS bypass 28
managing agent trust status 27
virtual machine
manage operating system 37
vCloud Director vApp 42
virtual object
compliance exceptions 67, 70, 211
compliance filters 64
compliance rule groups 62
compliance rules 63
compliance templates 61, 65
run compliance 66
vShield Manager
add 48
collect 48, 50
collection
results 51
settings 49
vSphere Client Plug-in
configuring 58
getting started 59
overview 57
registering 57
W
WCI
challenges CDATA 103
challenges in column names 102
challenges in scripting 100
challenges in task entries 102
change management 109
collecting data 110
collection 112
collection filter 113
collection results 115
custom collection scripts 111
executing PowerShell scripts 104
getting started 97
guidelines in scripting 100
job status reporting 114
prerequisites to collect 98
purge 113
running reports 116
verify PowerShell script 111
Windows
assessments for patching 173
bulletin details for patching 172
collections for patching 173
manual assessment results 174
manual bulletin updates 171
manual deployment 175
manual patch assess and deploy 161
manual patch download 172
patching getting started 170
running patching reports 200
Windows Custom Information (WCI) 97
Windows machine
collecting 96
discover, license, install 89
discovering 92
domain discovery 90
licensing 93
wizards
content 20
import/export 20
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