Running Foundation Checker - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 User Manual

Running Foundation Checker

After Foundation Checker has been installed, you can run it on the machine you are validating. The
standalone Foundation Checker is run from a command prompt.
1. Open a command prompt window.
2. At the command prompt, go to the directory where VCM Foundation Checker is installed. For
example, c:\Program Files\VMware\VCM\Tools\FoundationChecker. 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.
3. Type FoundationChecker.console.exe -v -dispxform. 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
page 14 for more information.
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