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Getting Started Tasks

You may want to perform the following tasks to get started with the CA Virtual Assurance user interface:

• Configure provisioning servers and other components

  You must define VMware vCenter, HMC/IVM, and Solaris Zones servers to manage, discover, and provision virtual resources on these platforms. You can also define other settings such as a Help Desk server, reporting server, and SNMP settings.

  Note: You may have already defined this information during installation. Check the Administration tab to verify that all necessary information exists.

• Create user groups, assign users, and set permissions

  Users must belong to a user group to access the user interface. You assign permissions to user groups to control what information and tasks the users in the group can access.

• Configure the Dashboard

  You can create customized Dashboard views to display the information that you want to see when you open the interface.

• Discover resources

  You must discover physical and virtual resources to begin managing them with CA Virtual Assurance.

• Configure metric collection

  Configure metric collection to control the exact metrics that agents collect for each server, platform, or virtual resource.