User manual VMWARE VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER FOUNDATION CHECKER 3.0

[. . . ] 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 http://www. vmware. com/support. Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for priority 1 issues. Support Offerings To find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs, go to http://www. vmware. com/support/services. [. . . ] Do not install a standalone version of Foundation Checker on a machine that is already running VCM. NOTEIf you received Foundation Checker from a source other than the Installation Manager, see "Running Foundation Checker" on page 11 for instructions. Take care to use the version of the Foundation Checker that supports the specific version of VCM you are installing. Installing the Standalone Version of Foundation Checker 1. Insert the installation CD into the machine on which you are installing Foundation Checker. NOTE If the Installation screen does not appear automatically or if you are installing from a network location, navigate to the root directory on the CD or share and double-click setup. exe. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and also indicate that you are an authorized agent or end user and that you have read the terms of the agreement. After identifying any components already installed on the machine, the Select Installation Type page appears. Select the Advanced Installation check box to expand the installation options. To install only the Foundation Checker, clear all the check boxes and then select Foundation Checker in the Tools list. The Installation Manager verifies that the machine has sufficient resources to support the Foundation Checker. The Configure Components page appears. VMware, Inc. 9 vCenter Configuration Manager Foundation Checker User's Guide 10. Use the default location or to change the location where the Foundation Checker tool is to be installed, type a new path in the text box or click Change to browse to the new location. The application is installed. Downloading the Standalone Foundation Checker 1. Log on to the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager (http://downloads. vmware. com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vcenter_configuration_ manager/5_0). You must run the version of Foundation Checker associated with the version of VCM you are planning to install. Open a command prompt and browse to the location of the FoundationChecker. console. exe. See "Running Foundation Checker" on page 11 for more information. 10 VMware, Inc. Running Foundation Checker 3 After Foundation Checker has been installed, you can run it on the machine you are validating. At the command prompt, go to the directory where VCM Foundation Checker is installed. Or, if you are working with downloaded and unzipped files from the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager web site, go to the directory where the unzipped files reside. The -v command directs the application to run in verbose mode, displaying status of the checks as they run. The -dispxform command launches the Foundation Checker Results page, providing information about any changes you may need to make to prepare your machine for an installation. See "Evaluating the Results" on page 14 for more information. VMware, Inc. 11 vCenter Configuration Manager Foundation Checker User's Guide Command Prompt Parameters Table 3-1. [. . . ] The output file is located in the Datafiles\Output directory where you installed the application. -outputfile -so -xformresult <filename> -inputfile -configfile <filename> Changes the name of the config XML file. Warnings provide valuable information regarding configuration settings that may impact VCM performance. IMPORTANT If you install and run the Foundation Checker before installation, it is important to uninstall the Foundation Checker before running the Installation Manager. If you do not uninstall, the Installation Manager will generate errors or consider the installation an upgrade and fail. 14 VMware, Inc. Reviewing the Foundation Checker System Checks Other Troubleshooting Options Additional troubleshooting options are as follows. [. . . ]