Performing A Unix/Linux Collection - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual

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<AgentRoot>/install. <AgentRoot> defaults to the CMAgent directory that was created during
installation. Refer to "Locating the Agent Directory" if necessary.
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CMAgent directory prior to running a new installation.
To uninstall the Agent, use the steps in the following procedure. If you want to use a custom configuration
file, follow the optional step below before uninstalling the Agent.
1. (Optional) Copy csi.config, the file that contains all of the custom configuration settings, to a safe
location. (This file can be found in <path>/CMAgent/install.)
2. Navigate up one level from the uninstall directory in the CMAgent directory.
3. Run the uninstall script using the following command:
# ./uninstall/UninstallCMAgent
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• The uninstall reverses all changes made by installation, however the installation log files are retained in
<AgentRoot>/install. <AgentRoot> defaults to the CMAgent directory that was created during
installation. Refer to "Locating the Agent Directory" later in this document if necessary.
• After executing UninstallCMAgent, VMware recommends that you delete the remaining the
CMAgent directory prior to running a new installation.

Performing a UNIX/Linux Collection

After the UNIX/Linux machines are added and licensed in VCM, and installed with the VCM Agent, you
can perform a collection on those machines. The process for performing a UNIX/Linux collection is similar
to other collections, including Windows, except that you select UNIX data types during your collection
instead of Windows data types.
1. Click Collect, located on the Portal toolbar.
2. The Collection Type wizard page appears. Select Machine Data, and then click OK. The Machines
page appears.
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