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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
vRealize Configuration Manager Administration Guide
vCloud Director Collection Results 41
Configure vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines Collections 42
Network Address Translation and vCloud Director vApp Discovery Rules 42
Discover vCloud Director vApp Virtual Machines 44
Configure vShield Manager Collections 48
Configure ESX Service Console OS Collections 51
Configure the Collector as an Agent Proxy 52
Configure Virtual Machine Hosts 53
Copy Files to the ESX/ESXi Servers 55
Collect ESX Logs Data 56
Virtualization Collection Results 57
Configure the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In 57
Register the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In 57
Configuring the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In Integration Settings 58
Manage Machines from the vSphere Client 59
Running Compliance for the VMware Cloud Infrastructure 61
Create and Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates 61
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups 62
Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules 63
Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters 64
Preview Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups 64
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates 65
Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates 66
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Exceptions 67
Resolve Noncompliant Virtual Environments Template Results 68
Enforce Compliance Template Results Using Enforceable Compliance 68
Enforce Compliance Template Results by Using VCM Actions 69
Manually Enforce Compliance Template 70
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Exceptions 70
Configure Alerts and Schedule Virtual Environment Compliance Runs 71
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Alert Rules 72
Create Virtual Environments Compliance Alert Configurations 72
Schedule Virtual Environments Compliance Template Runs 73
Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration 75
VCM Registration in vRealize Operations Manager for Integration 75
Configure vRealize Operations Manager Change Events 75
Standards Compliance for vRealize Operations Manager 76
Configure vRealize Operations Manager Standards Compliance 76
Scoring Badges for vRealize Operations Manager Standards Compliance 82
Auditing Security Changes in Your Environment 87
Configuring Windows Machines 89
Configure Windows Machines 89
Verify Available Domains 90
Check the Network Authority 91
Assign Network Authority Accounts 91
Discover Windows Machines 92
License Windows Machines 92
Install the VCM Windows Agent on Your Windows Machines 93
Collect Windows Data 95
Windows Collection Results 96
Getting Started with Windows Custom Information 97
Prerequisites to Collect Windows Custom Information 98
Using PowerShell Scripts for WCI Collections 99
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