VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3, Getting Started Manual

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Configuration
Section
VCM Agent Proxy Machine ESX/vSphere Server
Step 11: Installing the
ESX Web Services
Certificate the Agent
Proxy Machines
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Step 12: For ESX 2.5.x
Only : Setting Up
VirtualCenter to Collect
Virtualization Data
Step 13: Adding Web
Services Settings
Performing
Initial
Collection Step 14: Performing an
Initial Virtualization
Collection
Exploring
Collection
Results Step 15: Exploring
Virtualization Collection
Results
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** A Deployment Tool is available from VMware Customer Support to assist you with this
process for ESX 3.x/vSphere 4and ESXi. To use the tool, contact VMware Customer Support; otherwise,
follow the steps in the following sections.
Configuring Agent Proxy Machines
The Agent Proxy machine is a Windows machine configured to communicate with ESX/vSphere Servers
and to remotely collect data from those servers. Using a separate Windows machines as your Agent Proxy
is the most effective way to manage the virtualization environments. The recommendation to use a
separate Windows machine is in recognition that the Collector already performs a consistently high level
of work. Moving Agent Proxy activity to the separate machine optimizes performance.
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The Agent Proxy should not be installed on an Active Directory Domain Controller.
The configuration of an Agent Proxy machine includes of the following steps:
1. Licensing the Agent Proxy machine.
2. Installing the Agent on the Agent Proxy machine.
3. Performing a Collection on the Agent Proxy machine.
4. Installing the Agent Proxy files.
All the actions in this section are performed in VCM.
Licensing Agent Proxy Machines
Use the following procedure to license the Windows machine designated as your Agent Proxy.
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