Getting Started with vMA

You should have some experience setting up a Linux system and working in a Linux environment. This chapter explains how to deploy and configure vMA, how to add and remove target servers, and how to prepare and run scripts. The chapter also includes troubleshooting information.

Read Introduction to vMA for background information on vMA functionality and available vMA components.

Important You cannot upgrade a previous version of vMA to vMA 5.5. You must install a fresh vMA 5.5 instance.

This chapter includes the following topics:

■	Hardware Requirements

■	Software Requirements

■	Required Authentication Information

■	Deploy vMA

■	Configure vMA at First Boot

■	vMA Console and Web UI

■	Configure vMA for Active Directory Authentication

■	Configure Unattended Authentication for Active Directory Targets

■	Enable the vi-user Account

■	vMA User Account Privileges

■	Add Target Servers to vMA

■	Running vSphere CLI for the Targets

■	Reconfigure a Target Server

■	Remove Target Servers from vMA

■	Modifying Scripts

■	Configure vMA to Use a Static IP Address

■	Configure vMA to Use a DHCP Server

■	Setting the Time Zone

■	Shut Down vMA

■	Delete vMA

■	Troubleshooting vMA

■	Update vMA

■	Configure Automatic vMA Updates