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VMware vRealize Configuration Manager Cookbook

By : Abhijeet Shriram Janwalkar
Book Image

VMware vRealize Configuration Manager Cookbook

By: Abhijeet Shriram Janwalkar

Overview of this book

VMware vRealize Configuration Manager (VCM) helps you to automate IT operations, manage performance, and gain visibility across physical and virtual infrastructure. It is continuously being used by enterprises to audit the configurations of the VMware infrastructure as well as the Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems. This book is filled with practical recipes through which you will learn about the latest features of vRealize Configuration Manager 5.8.X, starting with installation of various tiers of VCM followed by configuration management across physical and virtual servers. Throughout this book, you will explore how VCM can perform tasks such as patch management, compliance assessment, and software package distribution along with Machine filters for new platforms such as RHEL 7 and Windows 10. This book will ease your troubles while upgrading from the existing VCM to the latest version by providing you with step-by-step instructions about the process of migration along with upgrade and maintenance support. This book will help you understand how to integrate vRealize Configuration with other applications along with schedule management and also guide you on how to handle security issues. After reading this book, you will have a clear understanding of how VCM fits in the overall picture of the data center design from a patching and compliance perspective.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
VMware vRealize Configuration Manager Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
11
Understanding VCM Console

Chapter 11. Understanding VCM Console

Before you start using VCM, let's have a small primer to the console, as we've used it throughout the entire book and it's better to get familiarized with it.

Here's how to connect to the VCM console:

Sr. no.

VCM deployment

Default console link

1

Single-tier

https://<VCM Server IP/FQDN>/VCM

2

Two-tier

https://<Collector Server IP/FQDN>/VCM

3

Three-tier

https://<Web Server IP/FQDN>/VCM

The only supported browser is IE in various versions, so enter the URL and hit Enter in the browser and provide the credentials. Select the role if you have multiple roles, and then you will enter the amazing world of VCM.

The console looks like the following screenshot:

The very first blue row gives you the name of your collector server and the user connected to it.

On the next row, you have menu options. The most important of them are Jobs and Collect, while the rest allow you to select, copy, and export the data shown in the console.

On the...