About This Book
This manual, VMware vCenter Discovered Machines Import Tool User's Guide for VCM, describes how to
import discovered machines and devices into the VCM database.
This document contains the following information:
Configuring the database connection.
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Selecting machines and devices, and importing machines.
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Configuring the application and using Nmap command lines.
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Read this document and complete the associated procedures to prepare for a successful import.
Intended Audience
The information presented in this manual is written for system administrators who are experienced
Windows or UNIX/Linux system administrators and who are familiar with managing network users and
resources, and performing system maintenance.
To use the information in this guide effectively, you must have a basic understanding of how to configure
network resources, install software, and administer operating systems. You also need to fully understand
your network's topology and resource naming conventions.
VMware VCM Documentation
The VMware vCenter Configuration Manager (VCM) documentation consists of the VCM online Help,
Hardware and Software Requirements Guide, Installation and Getting Started Guide, and other associated
documents.
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VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send
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