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1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. The Computer Management window appears.
2. Expand System Tools | Local Users and Groups.
3. Click Groups. In the right pane, double-click Administrators. The Administrator Propertiesdialog box
appears.
4. The network authority account should be listed as a member of the administrator's group. If the user
or administrator's group is not listed, add the user or group to the list. The user must also have
Windows administrator rights issued by the network administrator.
Identifying VMware Application Services Account
The VMware Application Services Account must be a domain user. Because this account will have full
administrative authority to the CSI_DOMAIN database, it should never be used as a VCM login or for any
other purpose.
1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. The Computer Management window appears.
2. Expand System Tools | Local Users and Groups.
3. Click Groups. In the right-hand pane, double-click Administrators. The Administrator Properties
dialog box appears.
4. The application services account should be listed as a member of the administrator's group. If the user
or administrator's group is not listed, add the user or group to the list. The user must also have
Windows administrator rights issued by the network administrator.
Assigning ASP.NET Permissions to the VMware Application Services Account
Because the VMware Application Services Account is a custom service account, it requires appropriate
permissions to access the IIS metabase and file system folders that are used by ASP.NET. Use the Aspnet_
regiis.exe utility as follows to grant these permissions:
1. Click Start | Run, and enter cmd.
2. Enter the following two commands at the command prompt:
cd %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\
aspnet_regiis -ga <DomainName>\<AccountName>
where <DomainName> is the domain name, and <AccountName> is the name of your user account.
Setting Virtual Directory Permissions for Installation
Virtual directories are used by several VCM functions. Before launching Installation Manager, ensure that
you have local administration rights for the Default Web Site.
1. Select Start | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. The Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manager window appears.
2. Expand the server node and the Web Sites node.
3. Right-click Default Web Site and select Permissions.
4. Verify that the user is listed with full rights or is a member of the Administrators group.
Verify No Agent is Currently Installed
The target Collector machine must not have an Agent installed.
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