Collecting Vcenter Server Data - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual

6. In the Command Text text box, revise the script as specified in the description on the previous page.
Clone this remote command for each vCenter Server to collect vCenter Host Profiles data from.
Replace the "{server name here}" with the vCenter Server to collect from and replace the "SERVER
NAME HERE" in the VBScript with the same server name.
For example, the following default text:
Sub DoWork()
Const server = "SERVER NAME HERE"
Const dataClassName = "vCenterHostProfiles"
becomes:
Sub DoWork()
Const server = "vcenterserver1.local"
Const dataClassName = "vCenterHostProfiles"
7. Continue through the wizard without modifying any other settings.
8. Click Finish. The new vCenter Collection remote command is added to the list. For example, vCenter
Host Profiles collection - vcenterserver1.local is added to the list.
9. Repeat the process for the other templates and other machines.

Collecting vCenter Server Data

Data collection from vCenter Servers requires you to run remote commands rather than use the
Collection wizard. This option is used when you want to run an individual collection for the vCenter
Server data. To run the remote commands, use one of the methods described in this section.
The vCenter Remote Commands are run only against the VCM Collector, not the vCenter Servers. The
scripts collect the data and update the VCM database.
After validating the collection process using one of the methods below, you have the option to create a
scheduled job to automatically collect vCenter Server data. See the Help for more information.
Collecting vCenter Server Data Using the Remote Command Toolbar Button
1. On the portal toolbar, click Remote Command. The Run Remote Command wizard appears.
2. Select Windows Remote Command, and then click Next. The Machines page appears.
3. Select the Collector machine only. DO NOT select the vCenter Server machines. To select the Collector,
double-click the machine in the upper pane to add it to the lower pane.
4. Click Next. The Remote Commands Folder page appears.
5. Expand the Windows Remote Commands folder and select the vCenter Collection folder.
6. Click Next. The Remote Commands page appears.
7. In the Available list, locate the cloned command created for the machine and with the desired
collection type, and then double-click the file name to add to the Selected list. You can add more than
one collection command to the Selected list. Running more than one command allows you to collect all
the data from a particular vCenter Server. The commands are run in the order listed.
8. Click Next. The Schedule page appears.
9. Select one of the following schedule options.
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