VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3, Getting Started Manual

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Performing SMS Client Collections
Now that your SMS Server Collection is complete, you must perform another collection using the
Microsoft SMS Client Filter in order for VCM to collect SMS information from your SMS client machines.
Once this collection is complete, you will be able to view all SMS Server and Client related data through
VCM.
1. As with the SMS Server collection, use the procedure described in "Performing an Initial Collection" on
page 67 to initiate your SMS Client collection.
2. Using this procedure, instead of selecting the default filter set, choose the Select a Collection Filter Set
to apply to these machines option, and then select Microsoft SMS Client Filters from the Filter Sets
list.
Exploring SMS Collection Results
After performing the initial SMS Server and Client collections, you can explore that data in the portal using
the Console and Reports sliders.
Viewing SMS Dashboards
The SMS Dashboard contains information about your SMS Servers and Clients in a graphical format.
Getting Started with VCM for SMS
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