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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
Prerequisites
n Ensure that the VCM adapter is registered with the correct user account in vRealize Operations
Manager. See "VCM Registration in vRealize Operations Manager for Integration" on page 75.
n Verify that VCM is configured to collect data from the same vCenter Server instances thatvRealize
Operations Manager manages. See "Configure vCenter Server Data Collections" on page 29.
n Collect the required virtualization data types from the shared vCenter Server instances. The data types
are vCenter Guests, vCenter Hosts, vCenter Inventory, vCenter Settings. See "Collect vCenter Server
Virtual Machines Data" on page 36.
n Create compliance templates to include in the mappings. You can use Machine Group Compliance
templates and Virtual Environments Compliance templates. See "Create and Run Virtual Environment
Compliance Templates" on page 61.
n Review how the badge scores are calculated based on your compliance badge settings and compliance
mapping options. See "Scoring Badges for vRealize Operations Manager Standards Compliance" on
page 82.
Procedure
1. "Create Compliance Badge Mappings" on page 77
Create badge mappings that contribute to the Risk badge score in vRealize Operations Manager.
When you configure the mappings, you specify the templates to include, the badge to which it is
assigned, and how the score is calculated.
2. "Run Compliance Badge Mappings " on page 79
When you run the compliance badge mapping, the included templates are run against the collected
data and a score is calculated based on the selected options and settings for the badge to which it is
assigned.
3. "Review Mapping Scores in the Dashboard Report" on page 80
The roll up scores appear in the Compliance Badge Rollup dashboard. Review the dashboard to ensure
that the scores are calculated as expected.
4. "Schedule Compliance Badge Mapping Runs" on page 80
Schedule the compliance badge mapping runs so that you have consistently current scores that are
pulled into vRealize Operations Manager.
5. "View Compliance Badges in vRealize Operations Manager" on page 81
The standards compliance score in VCM contributes a compliance score to the Risk badge score in
vRealize Operations Manager. If the Risk score indicates distress for the object, you can view the
compliance breakdown to determine which of the noncompliant templates are contributing to the
score and determine what action to take to resolve the noncompliant results.
Create Compliance Badge Mappings
Create badge mappings that contribute to the Risk badge score in vRealize Operations Manager. When
you configure the mappings, you specify the templates to include, the badge to which it is assigned, and
how the score is calculated.
Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Integration
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