VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 - RESPOSITORY User Manual

Application Discovery ManagerAdministration GuidevCenter Application Discovery Manager 6.1.1This document supports the version of each product listed

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide10 VMware, Inc.Single-Box ApplianceInaSingle‐Boxappliancesolutionarchitecture,theADMcomponen

VMware, Inc. 11Chapter 1 OverviewDistributed Appliance SolutionsThedistributedappliancesolutionhasatleastonedesignatedapplianceenabledasa

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide12 VMware, Inc.DownloadthefollowingartifactsfromtheVMwareWebsite:http://downloads.vmware.com

VMware, Inc. 13Chapter 1 OverviewMixed EnvironmentTheADM6.1.xreleaseintroducesADMasavirtualappliance,butitalsosupportsupgradingfrom6.0

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VMware, Inc. 152ThischapterdescribesinstallationanddeploymentoftheADM.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics: “A D M InstallationRequi

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide16 VMware, Inc.Installing the vSphere ClientInstallthevSphereclienttoworkwithVMwareenvironme

VMware, Inc. 17Chapter 2 Installing ADMPreparing the EnvironmentPerformthefollowingproceduresbeforeyousetuptheADM.Preparing an ESX Configurat

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide18 VMware, Inc.gSettheNetworkLabel,forexample,ADMspanportandclickNext.hVerifythatthepo

VMware, Inc. 19Chapter 2 Installing ADMDeploying the ADM Virtual AppliancesVirtualappliancesareinstalledontheESXserveraccordingtheconfigurat

VMware, Inc.3401 Hillview Ave.Palo Alto, CA 94304www.vmware.com2 VMware, Inc.Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide You can find the most

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide20 VMware, Inc.4ClickNext.TheOVFTemplateDetailsscreenappears.5ClickNext.TheNameandLocati

VMware, Inc. 21Chapter 2 Installing ADM7TypethefollowinginformationtoconfiguretheWindowsCollector: AggregatorIPAddress WindowsCollectoru

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VMware, Inc. 233ThischapterprovidesinformationforsettinguptheADMvirtualappliancedeployments.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics. “

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide24 VMware, Inc.Launching the First Boot Configuration ToolRepeatthefollowingstepsforeachADMvi

VMware, Inc. 25Chapter 3 Setting Up ADMTo change the root password1TypeanewpasswordfortherootuserandpressEnter.2Retypethepasswordandpres

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide26 VMware, Inc.Thewizarddisplaysallthesettingsthatyouhavecompletedandasksforyourconfir

VMware, Inc. 27Chapter 3 Setting Up ADMTo configure the appliance role for Collector1TypeyesattheappliancerolepromptandpressEnter.2Typether

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide28 VMware, Inc.6Optionally,usetherulesandruletemplatestofurtherdefinethescopecriteria:

VMware, Inc. 294ThischapterprovidesinformationonsecuringADMappliance.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics: “ChangingtheRootPassword”

VMware, Inc. 3 ContentsAboutThisBook 71 Overview 9SystemArchitecture 9DistributedApplianceSolutions 11VirtualandPhysicalApplianceSolutions 11

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide30 VMware, Inc.6Placeyourcursorattheendofthelineandappendthelinebytyping:single7Press

VMware, Inc. 31Chapter 4 Securing ADMTo create a certificate1TogeneratetheRivest,Shamir,andAdleman(RSA)keytype:cd /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.prm/ope

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VMware, Inc. 335ThischapterdescribesthenecessaryconceptsandprocedurestomaintainanADMdeployment.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide34 VMware, Inc.Managing Services with adm_controlADMprovidestheadm_control.plscripttostart,st

VMware, Inc. 35Chapter 5 MaintenanceYoucancreatesupportpackageseitherthroughtheADMConsoleorthroughtheCommandLineInterface (CLI).Using

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide36 VMware, Inc.Restoring an ADM Environment by Using a Product Support PackageTo restore an ADM conf

VMware, Inc. 37Chapter 5 Maintenance12 Exitfromthenlayersuser.13 Typethefollowingadm_control.plcommandtostarttheservices:/home/nlayers/Sen

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide38 VMware, Inc.15 Placethecopiedfilesto:/tmp/adkb/custom16 Overwriteanyfilesorfoldersinthe

VMware, Inc. 39Chapter 5 Maintenance3Ensurethatthedatabasemodeissetcorrectly,asfollows:aTypethecommand:/home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/applianc

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide4 VMware, Inc. 4 SecuringADM 29ChangingtheRootPassword 29ResettingtheADMRootPassword 29OpenS

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide40 VMware, Inc.AccesstheLicensesPropertiesscreenfromtheManage>System>Licensingmenu

VMware, Inc. 416ThischapterdescribesthenecessaryconceptsandprocedurestoupgradeanADMdeployment.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide42 VMware, Inc.Upgrading AppliancesThissectiondescribestheupgradingofApplicationDiscoveryMan

VMware, Inc. 43Chapter 6 Upgrading ADMPost-Upgrade StepsBeforeyoulogintotheADMconsole:Clearthecacheofyourbrowsertopreventthepossibleap

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VMware, Inc. 457ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonmigrationofanexistingphysicalorvirtualADMappliancetoavirtualappliancesuppliedbyVM

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide46 VMware, Inc.MigrateorupgradeallappliancestothesameADMversioninthefollowingorder:1Rem

VMware, Inc. 47Chapter 7 Migrating to a New ApplianceRestoring WinApe Migration FilesThefollowingproceduresdescribestherestorationofWinApemigr

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide48 VMware, Inc.Aggregator1LogintotheAggregatorvirtualappliance.2RestoretheADMdatabaseasde

VMware, Inc. 498ThischapterprovidesinstructionsontroubleshootingoftheADM.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics: “TroubleshootingADMby

VMware, Inc. 5Contents single.sh 50snmpdump 53nlcapture 539 UninstallingADM 55UninstallingtheADMAppliance 55A TimeZones 57B ADMAPITutorial 59AP

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide50 VMware, Inc.Using ADM ConsoleYoumustfirstcreateadetaildiscoveryproductsupportpackagefor

VMware, Inc. 51Chapter 8 Troubleshooting ADMTable 8‐1listsanddescribesparametersforthesingle.shutility.Table 8-1. single.sh ParametersParame

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide52 VMware, Inc.Examples:To probe target IP 1.2.3.4 on UNIX using protocol SSH./single.sh -P \"s

VMware, Inc. 53Chapter 8 Troubleshooting ADMNotethefollowing: Escapeddouble‐quotessurroundtheprotocolinformation—thesemustbeused. Unknown

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide54 VMware, Inc.Similartotcpdump,youcanusenlcapturetofilteranexistingcapturefileandtran

VMware, Inc. 559ThischapterprovidesinformationforuninstallingtheADMapplianceandincludes“UninstallingtheADMAppliance”onpage 55.Uninstal

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VMware, Inc. 57AThisappendixlistsADMtimezonesasshowninTable A‐1.Time ZonesATable A-1. Time Zones for ADMAsia/Baku‐Asia/Nicosia Asia/Tel_Av

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide58 VMware, Inc.Asia/Manila A ustralia/Victoria Europe/Vaduz Pacific/SamoaAsia/Muscat Australia/ACT E

VMware, Inc. 59 BThisappendixdescribestheADMAPIandexplainshowtoaccessanduseit.Topicsinclude: “A P I Features”onpage 59 “WebServic

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Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide60 VMware, Inc. Sample Status Output<SystemStatus> <version>6.1.0-6013</versio

VMware, Inc. 61Appendix B ADM API Tutorial Bulk APITheBulkAPIprovidesyouwiththepossibilityofqueryingtheADMwithmoresophisticatedfilters,

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VMware, Inc. 63 IndexAactive_probe service 33ADMarchitecture solutions 9required time zones 57restore 36services 33ADM API 59adm_control.pl script 34A

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VMware, Inc. 7 TheVMwarevCenter™ApplicationDiscoveryManager(ADM)AdministrationGuideprovidesinformationthattheadministratorsarerequired

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide8 VMware, Inc. VMware Professional ServicesVMwareEducationServicescoursesofferextensivehands‐o

VMware, Inc. 91ThischapterdescribesthedifferentVMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManager(ADM)architecturesolutionsandconfiguration.This