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VMware vCenter Configuration Manager

Product
Developers: VMware
Last Release Date: July, 2013
Technology: Cloud Computing,  Virtualization

Content

VMware vCenter Configuration Manager is a packet of configuration management of virtual environment on a basis the politician and deployments of applications in IT infrastructure of the enterprise.

vCenter Configuration Manager collects data on IT infrastructure of the enterprise (program and the hardware, the Active Directory, settings of applications) and checks them for compliance to the certain politicians of configurations set by the administrator based on requirements of the company. At the same time there are certain templates relating to the companies of a certain industry.

VMware vCM 5.3

Possibilities of VMware of vCM 5.3

  • Deployment of applications (packaging of Windows applications, installation and removal)
  • Plug-in to vSphere Client with a management tool of vSM and means of the reporting
  • Windows custom information: the mechanism for collection of data on IT infrastructure through PowerShell.
  • Expanded support Novell SUSE and VMware vSphere/vCenter
  • Configuration management of systems UNIXLinux//Mac OS X

VMware vCM 5.7

On July 29, 2013 the company announced a release of the new version of VMware of vCM 5.7 configuration management of virtual environment on a basis the politician and deployments of applications.

Examples of check of compliance to politicians in infrastructure of the enterprise using VMware of vCCM

Functionality

1. The improved mechanisms of installation of updates on "guest" OS

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New products in category

  • Dynamic Templates - can include in a template of inspection automatically new bulletins of updates, i.e. it is not necessary to add them to templates manually now.
  • Automatic Patch Deployment - is available the indication of parameters of an automatic nakatyvaniye of updates, including the trigger on approach of an event, updating on time.
  • Patching Exceptions - for patches can set the exceptions allowing not to roll a certain version of a patch for some systems in which there are compatibility issues.
  • Improved Linux/Unix Patching are the improvements connected with updating * nix-systems.

2. Simplified Install and Setup is the simplified installation

Installation process and the vCenter Configuration Manager settings became more simply and quicker.

3. Enhanced vSphere Support is the improved support of the VMware vSphere virtualization platform

Main improvements

  • Performance Improvements - was reduced time of data collection from VMware vSphere hosts to 87%.
  • Granular Control Over Data Collections - can very in details be specified now what data need to be collected from VMware vSphere infrastrukutra.
  • New Report – appeared the report of Virtual Environments Virtual Devices Details.

4. Platform Enhancements is improvements of the platform

  • Improved Self-Diagnostics - in the section Administration is now an opportunity in the separate interface to browse a status of the vCCM system.


About integration of vCCM with the product vCenter Operations Manager:

Availability

Simple loading of the product VMware vCenter Configuration Manager 5.7 is impossible. That will receive trial version, it is necessary to contact VMware.