VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3, Getting Started Manual

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1. To begin exploring VCM’s Reporting functionality, select Reports | Machine Group Reports |
Enterprise Applications | Microsoft SMS Reports .
2. View the SMS report data in the data grid. As with the VCM for SMS Dashboard , Reports are run
against the current data available in the CMDB. Therefore, they are current only as of the time when
the data was collected. In addition, it may require time for the report to generate based upon the
volume or complexity of the data requested. For more information on how to schedule and
disseminate reports, see the online Help.
You may now begin to check Compliance on your collected data by creating rule groups, rules, filters, and
templates. See
About Compliance in the online Help.
Further Reading
Refer to "Customize VCM for your Environment" on page 115 for information on how to customize for
your environment. Each of these areas regarding customization also applies to VCM for SMS. Also read
about maintaining VCM after installation in
"Maintaining VCM After Installation" on page 247 for
important information regarding additional data retention settings and database maintenance steps that
should be taken.
When using VCM for SMS, refer to the Help for specific task information. To access the Help, click the
Help button on the toolbar.
Getting Started with VCM for SMS
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