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Contents vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide 5 Before Installing vCenter Operations Mananger 5 System Requirements 6 Installation and Configuration Checklist 7 Preparing the vCenter Operations Manager Database 9 Installing vCenter Operations Manager 10 Validate the vCenter Operations Manager Installation 18 Managing Program Groups 19 Install a vCenter Operations Manager Collector 20 Installing a vCenter Operations Manager Adapter 21 Installing the Analytics Processor 22 Index 25 VMware, Inc.
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vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide The vCenter Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide provides information about installing and ® upgrading VMware vCenter Operations Manager on Window or Linux operation systems. Intended Audience This guide is intended for anyone who wants to install vCenter Operations Manager. Before Installing vCenter Operations Mananger This section introduces the vCenter Operations Manager server installation.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux n vCenter Operations Manager collector—Acts as the gateway between vCenter Operations Manager and the adapters used to collect data from the collection landscape. It is installed by default as part of the primary server but can also be distributed as a stand-alone component. You can install one or more remote collectors to navigate firewalls, share bandwidth across data centers, and reduce the load on the vCenter Operations Manager server.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide Database Server Requirements for vCenter Operations Manager vCenter Operations Manager requires an SQL or Oracle database to store data. The database server should be dedicated to the vCenter Operations Manager database. The database must be configured and available to the vCenter Operations Manager Server host. vCenter Operations Manager supports the following database servers and versions.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux Table 4. Installation Checklist Action Item Notes Pre-Installation Acquire hardware based on sizing projection. Download the software. Prepare the Database For SQL Server: n Install SQL Server. n Create a Windows or SQL authentication account with sufficient privileges to create a new database. n Run the vCenter Operations Manager database installer. For Oracle: n Install Oracle. n Install and configure the SQLPlus tool.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide Preparing the vCenter Operations Manager Database Before you can install vCenter Operations Manager, you must create a database in either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle to sore the vCenter Operations Manager data. Prepare a SQL Database on a Windows Host Prepare a SQL database for vCenter Operations Manager by running SQL scripts. The SQL scripts are included in the vCenter Operations Manager installation package.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux Prerequisites n Familiarize yourself with the database server requirements. See “Database Server Requirements for vCenter Operations Manager,” on page 7. n Install Oracle. n Install and configure the sqlplus tool. n Create a user that has sufficient Oracle privileges to create a tablespace and user schemas. n Decide where on the disk to create the tablespace. n Obtain the vCenter Operations Manager installation package.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide 4 Read the Patent Agreement in its entirety. Click Next. 5 Read the License Agreement in its entirety. Select I Accept the Terms of the License Agreement and click Next. 6 On the Choose Install Set page, click the icon beside Full Installation and click Next. This installs all vCenter Operations Manager components. If you attempt to install vCenter Operations Manager on a 32-bit system, Full Installation is not an option.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux 18 Click the Test button to test the connection to the database. If the test fails, check your entries, make any needed corrections, and try again. 19 In vCenter Operations Server Configuration, choose HTTP or HTTPS. This sets the protocol to use for client connections to the vCenter Operations Manager server.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide If a previous version of vCenter Operations Manager is already installed on the Linux host, you must stop its processes before you install vCenter Operations Manager . You can do this using the vcenter-ops/vcops.sh. Run the script with the stop parameter: vcops.sh stop To make sure the services have all stopped, use the status parameter: vcops.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux n Replication is enabled between the primary vCenter Operations Manager server and a backup server. n For security reasons, you do not want the vCenter Operations Manager components to use default passwords and ports. 12 On the Full Configuration page, select Primary or Backup under Server Configuration. 13 In the Database Type field select SQL or Oracle. Fields appropriate for the selected database appear on the page.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide 26 In Recipient, enter one or more email addresses; if you enter more than one, separate them with commas. If a vCenter Operations Manager service fails or experiences problems, an email will be sent to each recipient. 27 If desired, click the Test button to test the email configuration. This checks the SMTP host and port settings and attempts to send an email message to the entered recipients. It displays an appropriate message if any of its tests fail.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux Advanced vCenter Operations Manager Configuration To perform advanced configuration, access Configuration Mode and follow the procedure below to complete the installation. Prerequisites Install vCenter Operations Manager. Procedure 1 From Advanced Configuration, select Primary or Backup under Server Configuration. 2 In vCenter Operations Server Configuration, choose HTTP or HTTPS.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide 12 Check Enable Synchronization if you want to synchronize existing data between this server and the replication server. If you do not check this box, only data gathered from this point forward will be copied to the replication server. This option is most often used when setting up a replication server after initial vCenter Operations Manager installation. 13 Click Next.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux For an Oracle database, the Database Name and Instance Name fields do not appear and an SID field is added. n If you are using an Oracle database, type its System Identifier in the SID field. n In the Database Host field, enter the IP address of the database server. n In the Database Port field, leave the default entry (1433 for SQL Server or 1521 for Oracle) unless you installed the database using a different port number.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide Procedure 1 2 If you did not use the Test button to validate the database connection during installation, use the Configure VMware vCenter Operations utility to do so: a From the Start menu, select All Programs > VMware > vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise > Configure VMware vCenter Operations. b On the Full Configuration dialog box, click Test. Open the Services window. From the Control Panel, select Administrative Tools > Services.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux n ReplicationServerService (runs only on a vCenter Operations Manager replication server) Stop all services Stops all vCenter Operations Manager-related services, as listed above. Uninstall Uninstalls vCenter Operations Manager. This uninstalls the components installed by the vCenter Operations Manager installer—the vCenter Operations Manager server, vCenter Operations Manager collector, and analytics.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide 12 In vCenter Operations Server Port, enter the same port set on the vCenter Operations Manager Server. 13 In Host, enter the IP address of the message queue. This is typically the same as the vCenter Operations Manager Server host. 14 In Port, leave the default entry (61616) unless MQ is using a different port number. 15 Click Finish to complete the installation. The Install Complete page appears. Click Done.
Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux 2 From the temporary folder, execute the AdpaterName_intsall.exe file. 3 Follow the instructions on the setup dialog boxes. 4 Start vCenter Operations Manager and log in as an administrator. For example: https://ipaddress/vcops-custom/ 5 Select Admin > Support. 6 On the Info tab, click the Describe icon in the Adapters pane.
vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide 10 Check to see if the service stars on the remote host. The service name is Analytics Processor. Installation of the DT processor is complete. VMware, Inc.
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Index A S about vCenter Operations Installation and Configuration Guide 5 adapter, install 21 architecture 5 software requirements 6 B before you beginbefore you begin 5 C checklist, installation and configuration 7 client system requirements 7 collector, install 20 configuration, advanced 16 D database preparation Oracle 9 overview 9 SQL server 9 database server requirements 7 H hardware requirements 6 I install, analytics processor 22 install, Windows 10 installation, validate 18 Installing vCent
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