vCenter Configuration Manager Hardware and Software Requirements Guide
Supported vCenter Server Collections
VCM supports collecting data from vCenter Server 4, 4.0.x, and 4.1, and have tested collections on 4.0.1
and 4.1.0.
FIPS Requirements
If your organization must conform to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), the following
tables list the VCM-supported standards.
FIPS for Windows
For the following Windows platforms, VCM uses the Microsoft CryptoAPI and the Microsoft
Cryptographic Service Providers (CSP), which is included with Microsoft Windows.
Table 3-1. FIPS Support for Windows Machines
Operating System
.NET
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows All
FIPS Used by VCM Agent Proxies
The VCM Agent Proxy uses the OpenSSL FIPS v1.1.2, which is validated to the 918 certificate.
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Version
Hardware Platform
3
cil
1
x86
1
x86 and 64-bit
1
x86 and 64-bit
1
x86 and 64-bit
SP2
x86 and 64-bit
SP1
x86 and 64-bit
SP1
x86 and 64-bit
Gold
x86 and 64-bit
Gold
x86 and 64-bit
SP2
x86
SP2
x86
SP1
x86
Gold
x86
Gold
x86
All
x86
2000
x86
FIPS Module Certificate
894
899
894
893
892
875
382
381
382
381
240
238
240
240
238
103
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