VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 - SOFTWARE REQUIEREMENTS... Guide rapide

vCenter Configuration ManagerHardware and

Software Requirements Guide

vCenter Configuration Manager 5.3

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Contents

About This Book 5

Overview 7

Agent and Collector Host OS Platform Support 8

Understanding the VCM Installation Manager 8

Understanding VCM Installation Configurations 8

Hardware Requirements -- Collector Machines 11

Determining the Size of Your Environment 11

Identifying Your Specific Hardware Requirements 12

Hardware and Operating System Requirements -- Agent Machines 15

VCM Agent Requirements 15

Windows Custom Information supports PowerShell version 2.0 17

Software Provisioning Requirements 17

Software Provisioning Component Software Requirements 17

Software Provisioning on Guests 17

UNIX/Linux Patch Assessment and Deployment Requirements 17

Agent Proxy Requirements for Use with VMware vSphere/ESX/ESXi 18

Minimum Operating System Requirements 19

Minimum Hardware Requirements 19

Supported vCenter Server Collections 20

FIPS Requirements 20

FIPS for Windows 20

FIPS Used by VCM Agent Proxies 20

Software and Operating System Requirements -- Collector Machines 21

Sizing Impacts on Software Requirements 21

Software Installation and Configuration Overview 22

32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems 22

Upgrade Considerations 22

Configuring a 32-bit Operating System for a VCM Installation 22

Configuring Windows 2003 SP2 Operating System 22

Uninstalling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration 23

Installing and Configuring IIS 24

Installing .NET Frameworks 25

Configuring the WCF ISAPI Extensions 27

Installing and Verifying SQL XML 3.0 SP3 29

Installing and Configuring SQL Server 29

Configuring SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS)-Related Settings 35

Preparing for VCM Installation 39

Configuring a 64-bit Operating System for a VCM Installation 42

Configuring Windows 2003 SP2 Operating System 42

Uninstalling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration 43

Installing and Configuring IIS 44

Installing .NET Frameworks 46

Configuring the WCF ISAPI Extensions 47

Installing and Verifying SQL XML 3.0 SP3 49

Installing and Configuring SQL Server 49

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Configuring SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS)-Related Settings 60

Preparing for VCM Installation 65

Agent Sizing Information 69

UNIX/Linux Machines 70

Mac OS X Machines 71

Configuring SQL Server 2005 for VCM 73

SQL Server Database Settings 73

SQL Server Processor Settings 74

Configuring SQL Server Processor Settings 75

SQL Server IO Configuration 76

Using SQLIO to Determine IO Channel Throughput 78

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About This Book

About This Book This guide, VCM Hardware and Software Requirements Guide, describes the hardware and software

requirements that must be met in order to ensure a successful VMware vCenter Configuration Manager

(VCM) installation. This document contains the following information:

nHardware requirements for VCM Collector machines

nHardware requirements for VCM Agent machines

nSoftware requirements and procedures for verifying or installing required components

nSupplemental reference information

Read this document and complete the associated procedures to prepare for a successful installation.

VCM Hardware and Software Requirements Guide covers

VCM 5.3, Foundation Checker 3.0, and Service Desk Connector 1.3.0.

Intended Audience

The information presented in this manual is written for system administrators who are experienced

Windows or UNIX/Linux system administrators and who are familiar with managing network users and

resources, and performing system maintenance.

To use the information in this guide effectively, you must have a basic understanding of how to configure

network resources, install software, and administer operating systems. You also need to fully understand

your network’s topology and resource naming conventions.

Document Feedback

VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send

your feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com.

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Technical Support and Education Resources

The following technical support resources are available to you. To access the current version of this book

and other books, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

Online and Telephone

Support

To use online support to submit technical support requests, view your product

and contract information, and register your products, go to

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Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for

priority 1 issues. Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.

Support Offerings To find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs,

go to http://www.vmware.com/support/services.

VMware Professional

Services

VMware Education Services courses offer extensive hands-on labs, case study

examples, and course materials designed to be used as on-the-job reference tools.

Courses are available onsite, in the classroom, and live online. For onsite pilot

programs and implementation best practices, VMware Consulting Services

provides offerings to help you assess, plan, build, and manage your virtual

environment. To access information about education classes, certification

programs, and consulting services, go to http://www.vmware.com/services.

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Overview 1

Overview The purpose of this manual is to help you determine your specific hardware and software requirements,

and then to install and configure the prerequisites necessary for a successful installation of VMware

vCenter Configuration Manager (VCM).

Before proceeding through this manual, consider the following questions. The answers that you provide

will help you to determine your hardware and software requirements throughout the course of this

document.

nHow many Windows (Servers and Workstations) and UNIX/Linux machines do you plan to license?

nHow often do you intend to collect data?

nHow much data do you intend to collect?

nHow long do you plan to retain the data that you collect?

nWhat additional VCM components do you intend to license? See Download VMware vCenter

Configuration Manager for more information about VCM components.

nWill you be required to run a split installation due to corporate policies?

A split installation across two machines should be used only when your corporate policy requires you

to have your SQL Server data stored on a centralized database server. Split installations are

implemented and supported only by VMware Customer Support. Installation instructions are not

provided in this manual.

nDo you fully understand your VCM security requirements? See the VCM Security Environment

Requirements (Technical White Paper) on the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager site.

To use this document effectively, begin by determining the hardware requirements for the VCMCollector

machine (See “Chapter 2: Hardware Requirements — Collector Machine”). Next, determine the supported

hardware and operating systems for your VCM Agent machines (See “Chapter 3: Hardware and

Operating Systems Requirements — Agent Machines”). After you are confident that you have determined

your hardware requirements, you must then install and configure the software and settings required by

the Collector machine (See “Chapter 4: Software and Operating System Requirements — Collector

Machine”).

As you work through each chapter, complete each of the activities and procedures in the order in which

they appear. When you are finished, you should be able to run the Foundation Checker application

successfully, thereby ensuring an efficient and successful VCM installation. The Foundation Checker is a

VCM application that scans the Collector machine for the necessary prerequisites.

Refer to the following table for an overview of each chapter and the tasks associated with that chapter.

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Read this chapter: To do the following:

1 -- Overview Understand how VCM and its related components are installed.

2 -- Hardware Requirements—

Collector

Determine your specific VCM Collector hardware requirements, based on the number

of machines in your enterprise and the VCM components that you plan to license.

3 -- Hardware and Operating

System Requirements — Agent

Machines

Determine your specific VCM Agent hardware requirements, based on the VCM

components that you plan to license. This chapter includes a detailed list of the

supported operating systems,

4 -- Software and Operating

System Requirements —

Collector Machine

Prepare the Windows® server for VCM installation by installing and configuring the

necessary software prerequisites.

Appendices Access reference material to supplement the hardware and software requirements

information.

Table 1-1. Chapter Outline

If you have questions about the Windows® server/workstation or UNIX® machine configuration or

requirements not answered in this document, contact your VMware account representative or VMware

Customer Support.

Agent and Collector Host OS Platform Support

All Agent and Collector host OS platform support is specific to versions and editions indicated in the

supported platforms table. All installations tested, except as noted, utilize the vendor’s default

configuration. A variety of vendor-supplied, 3rd-party, and custom lock downs, endpoint security

products, policies, and restricted system configurations can reduce or block the performance or

functionality of VCM’s components. Troubleshooting and support of VCM components in such locked-

down or reconfigured environments is not included under the standard product maintenance agreement.

Support in such environments is available through an additional Professional Services engagement.

Understanding the VCM Installation Manager

All VCM components and tools are installed with the VCM Installation Manager, which is a single tool that

steps you through the process for installing components and tools.

The Installation Manager installs all VCM components on your machine, even if you have not purchased

licenses for all of the components. Only the VCM components that are included in your VCM license file

are activated during the installation process. This installation method allows you the flexibility to purchase

more licenses and activate additional VCM components as needed. The components are already installed

on the machine and need only be activated with additional licenses.

When preparing your system for a VCM installation, determine your requirements based on which

components you plan to license within your configuration. Use the hardware requirement worksheet and

associated tables in “Chapter 2: Hardware Requirements — Collector Machine” to assess your

requirements based on your individual licensing plan. In addition, consider whether you will have a single-

server or a multiple-server installation configuration.

Understanding VCM Installation Configurations

VCM supports one installation configuration: the single server installation in which the Collector and the

VCM Databases (SQL Server databases) are installed on a single machine.

A split installation across two machines should be used only when your corporate policy requires you to

have your SQL Server data stored on a centralized database server. Split installations are implemented and

supported only by VMware Customer Support. Installation instructions are not provided in this manual.

The following diagram illustrates a typical VCM Enterprise-wide, single-server installation as installed by

the Installation Manager.

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