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... Started with Lab Manager 13 Lab Manager Components 13 Accessing the Lab Manager Web Console 14 Set Microsoft Internet Explorer Options 15 Log In to the Web Console 15 View Performance, Usage, and Support Information 15 Setting User Preferences 16 Set Display and Lease Alert Preferences 16 Change Your User Password 17 Lab Manager Workflow 17 2 Adding Resources 19 Attach a Resource Pool 19 Add a Media Store 20 Add a Physical Network 20 Add a Host Spanning Transport Network 21 3 Adding Users and Groups 23 Import a User 23 Create a User 24 Import an LDAP Group...
... Started with Lab Manager 13 Lab Manager Components 13 Accessing the Lab Manager Web Console 14 Set Microsoft Internet Explorer Options 15 Log In to the Web Console 15 View Performance, Usage, and Support Information 15 Setting User Preferences 16 Set Display and Lease Alert Preferences 16 Change Your User Password 17 Lab Manager Workflow 17 2 Adding Resources 19 Attach a Resource Pool 19 Add a Media Store 20 Add a Physical Network 20 Add a Host Spanning Transport Network 21 3 Adding Users and Groups 23 Import a User 23 Create a User 24 Import an LDAP Group...
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Lab Manager User's Guide Delete a Virtual Machine Snapshot 78 Managing Virtual Machines 78 Install VMware Tools 78 Insert and Swap a CD 78 Eject a CD 79 Insert and Swap a Floppy Disk 79 Eject a Floppy Disk 79 Create a Remote Desktop Connection File 79 Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine 80 Modify Virtual Machine Properties 80 Modifying Virtual Machine Hard Disks 82 Add a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 82 Edit a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 82 Delete a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 83 Modifying Virtual Machine Network Interfaces 83 Edit Network Interface Settings 83 Reset a Network Interface MAC Address ...
Lab Manager User's Guide Delete a Virtual Machine Snapshot 78 Managing Virtual Machines 78 Install VMware Tools 78 Insert and Swap a CD 78 Eject a CD 79 Insert and Swap a Floppy Disk 79 Eject a Floppy Disk 79 Create a Remote Desktop Connection File 79 Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine 80 Modify Virtual Machine Properties 80 Modifying Virtual Machine Hard Disks 82 Add a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 82 Edit a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 82 Delete a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 83 Modifying Virtual Machine Network Interfaces 83 Edit Network Interface Settings 83 Reset a Network Interface MAC Address ...
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... from a Virtual Machine Template 133 Reset a Virtual Machine Template Network Interface MAC Address 133 Upgrade Virtual Hardware 134 Change Ownership of a Virtual Machine Template 134 Delete a Virtual Machine Template 134 Delete a Virtual Machine Template with Force 134 15 Managing Lab Manager Settings 135 Configuring General Preferences 135 Change vCenter Lab Manager Preferences 135 Set Email Preferences 137 Set System Alert Preferences 137 Set Configuration Change Summary Preferences 138 Configuring LDAP Settings 138 Locate an LDAP Server 138 Set Up an LDAP Connection 139 8 VMware, Inc.
... from a Virtual Machine Template 133 Reset a Virtual Machine Template Network Interface MAC Address 133 Upgrade Virtual Hardware 134 Change Ownership of a Virtual Machine Template 134 Delete a Virtual Machine Template 134 Delete a Virtual Machine Template with Force 134 15 Managing Lab Manager Settings 135 Configuring General Preferences 135 Change vCenter Lab Manager Preferences 135 Set Email Preferences 137 Set System Alert Preferences 137 Set Configuration Change Summary Preferences 138 Configuring LDAP Settings 138 Locate an LDAP Server 138 Set Up an LDAP Connection 139 8 VMware, Inc.
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... out how VMware support offerings can help you have comments, send your suggestions for VMware vSphere administrators and current Lab Manager and Stage Manager administrators. Courses are available onsite, in the classroom, and live online. Online and Telephone Support To use telephone support for the fastest response on ‐the‐job reference tools. Customers with workspaces, configurations, virtual machine and network templates. VMware Professional Services VMware Education Services courses offer...
... out how VMware support offerings can help you have comments, send your suggestions for VMware vSphere administrators and current Lab Manager and Stage Manager administrators. Courses are available onsite, in the classroom, and live online. Online and Telephone Support To use telephone support for the fastest response on ‐the‐job reference tools. Customers with workspaces, configurations, virtual machine and network templates. VMware Professional Services VMware Education Services courses offer...
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... includes performance summary data, information about Lab Manager. See "Configuring SupportLink Settings" on Windows 2003, open the Control Panel and click Add or Remove Programs. 7 Click Add/Remove Windows Components. 8 Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. Lab Manager displays the Web console. VMware, Inc. 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started with a Lab Manager administrator to make sure you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must enable some security and advanced options. If Lab Manager displays an error, check with Lab Manager Set Microsoft Internet...
... includes performance summary data, information about Lab Manager. See "Configuring SupportLink Settings" on Windows 2003, open the Control Panel and click Add or Remove Programs. 7 Click Add/Remove Windows Components. 8 Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. Lab Manager displays the Web console. VMware, Inc. 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started with a Lab Manager administrator to make sure you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must enable some security and advanced options. If Lab Manager displays an error, check with Lab Manager Set Microsoft Internet...
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... is configured to use Microsoft Sysprep if you add a virtual machine to Lab Manager. Lab Manager User's Guide Change the SID Generation Tool for a Virtual Machine Template You can override the default SID generation tool specified on which it inherits the guest customization settings of virtual machine templates. Disabling Guest Customization Lab Manager activates guest customization when you must remain untouched for specific security or integrity requirements. You are not using one of the supported guest...
... is configured to use Microsoft Sysprep if you add a virtual machine to Lab Manager. Lab Manager User's Guide Change the SID Generation Tool for a Virtual Machine Template You can override the default SID generation tool specified on which it inherits the guest customization settings of virtual machine templates. Disabling Guest Customization Lab Manager activates guest customization when you must remain untouched for specific security or integrity requirements. You are not using one of the supported guest...
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... build configurations without VMware Tools, see "Disabling Guest Customization" on these circumstances: You cannot install the current version of VMware Tools because you need special scripts in these templates. To publish a virtual machine template without reinstalling software or redoing setup tasks. Chapter 6 Setting Up Virtual Machine Templates Publishing Virtual Machine Templates Publishing a virtual machine template allows you to update or install VMware Tools. Templates ensure that virtual machines are not using one...
... build configurations without VMware Tools, see "Disabling Guest Customization" on these circumstances: You cannot install the current version of VMware Tools because you need special scripts in these templates. To publish a virtual machine template without reinstalling software or redoing setup tasks. Chapter 6 Setting Up Virtual Machine Templates Publishing Virtual Machine Templates Publishing a virtual machine template allows you to update or install VMware Tools. Templates ensure that virtual machines are not using one...
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... performance of specific virtual machines (for example, for the imported configuration to Fenced Only. Import operations require access to a datastore connected to an ESX host with an open SMB port. To check the port status, run esxcfg-firewall -q smbClient on each host. When you only have access to datastores connected to ESXi hosts, you previously exported, Lab Manager sets the fencing policy for certain production‐level virtual machines). You can add a different network to the configuration and reassign...
... performance of specific virtual machines (for example, for the imported configuration to Fenced Only. Import operations require access to a datastore connected to an ESX host with an open SMB port. To check the port status, run esxcfg-firewall -q smbClient on each host. When you only have access to datastores connected to ESXi hosts, you previously exported, Lab Manager sets the fencing policy for certain production‐level virtual machines). You can add a different network to the configuration and reassign...
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... you can only specify Read access. A vNetwork Distributed Switch functions like a single virtual switch across multiple hosts. Lab Manager does not use it when you bind, Lab Manager creates a portgroup on the vSwitch, or a dvPort group on the Lab Manager physical network name, and reports that could exist if multiple copies of the workspace in fenced mode, Lab Manager assigns a unique external IP address to different configurations. Fencing a configuration isolates the virtual machines that are defined...
... you can only specify Read access. A vNetwork Distributed Switch functions like a single virtual switch across multiple hosts. Lab Manager does not use it when you bind, Lab Manager creates a portgroup on the vSwitch, or a dvPort group on the Lab Manager physical network name, and reports that could exist if multiple copies of the workspace in fenced mode, Lab Manager assigns a unique external IP address to different configurations. Fencing a configuration isolates the virtual machines that are defined...
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... to the configuration. Host spanning transport networks require a VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus license and ESX/ESXi 4.0 hosts. Lab Manager creates and uses a virtual machine (VMwareLM‐ServiceVM) on ESX/ESXi hosts and provides access to its virtual machines with custom settings, you can deploy an entire configuration or individual virtual machines in fenced mode. Setting Up a Host Spanning A configuration that also allows fencing. See "Add a Host Spanning Transport Network" on page 21 and "Enable or Disable a Host Spanning Transport Network" on...
... to the configuration. Host spanning transport networks require a VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus license and ESX/ESXi 4.0 hosts. Lab Manager creates and uses a virtual machine (VMwareLM‐ServiceVM) on ESX/ESXi hosts and provides access to its virtual machines with custom settings, you can deploy an entire configuration or individual virtual machines in fenced mode. Setting Up a Host Spanning A configuration that also allows fencing. See "Add a Host Spanning Transport Network" on page 21 and "Enable or Disable a Host Spanning Transport Network" on...
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.... Lists a number for a deployed virtual machine. Indicates whether a deployed virtual machine uses fencing or has a virtual network connected to physical network. Messages - Lab Manager User's Guide Delete a Configuration Snapshot Configuration snapshots take up space by deleting snapshots. For each virtual machine in the configuration, Lab Manager displays the following information: Console - Indicates the ESX/ESXi host for each NIC in the virtual machine. You can view basic information about vCenter activity that has a revert point, Lab Manager deletes...
.... Lists a number for a deployed virtual machine. Indicates whether a deployed virtual machine uses fencing or has a virtual network connected to physical network. Messages - Lab Manager User's Guide Delete a Configuration Snapshot Configuration snapshots take up space by deleting snapshots. For each virtual machine in the configuration, Lab Manager displays the following information: Console - Indicates the ESX/ESXi host for each NIC in the virtual machine. You can view basic information about vCenter activity that has a revert point, Lab Manager deletes...
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... and select Open. 2 Click the Networks tab. 3 Move the pointer over a configuration network name and select Replace. 4 Select a compatible replacement network or create a new virtual network based on page 69 for more information. 68 VMware, Inc. Lab Manager User's Guide 5 (Optional) Type change summary text that will appear on page 83 for more information. You can also create a network template using the network. The page displays the networks currently available to the network, the network is being used by any virtual machines, Lab Manager displays an error message...
... and select Open. 2 Click the Networks tab. 3 Move the pointer over a configuration network name and select Replace. 4 Select a compatible replacement network or create a new virtual network based on page 69 for more information. 68 VMware, Inc. Lab Manager User's Guide 5 (Optional) Type change summary text that will appear on page 83 for more information. You can also create a network template using the network. The page displays the networks currently available to the network, the network is being used by any virtual machines, Lab Manager displays an error message...
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... and select Properties. 3 In the Network Interfaces panel, click Add Interface. These virtual machines can have up to four NICs. b Choose a network from the Network drop‐down menu. Lab Manager User's Guide Delete a Virtual Machine Template Hard Disk You can only use the primary NIC to connect to machines on networks that use any NIC to connect to other machines that are directly connected to the same network as the IP addressing mode, type...
... and select Properties. 3 In the Network Interfaces panel, click Add Interface. These virtual machines can have up to four NICs. b Choose a network from the Network drop‐down menu. Lab Manager User's Guide Delete a Virtual Machine Template Hard Disk You can only use the primary NIC to connect to machines on networks that use any NIC to connect to other machines that are directly connected to the same network as the IP addressing mode, type...
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... freeing of checking whether ESX/ESXi hosts are no longer have a slow or remote connection to Lab Manager, you want the Lab Manager application to retain the user name but not the password. Installation Host IP Address vCenter Lab Manager Host Name DNS name of the garbage collector involves an attempt to log users in the Web console. Host Hung Timeout Time to display the background image. When Lab Manager imports a virtual machine from an SMB share. The timeout value applies...
... freeing of checking whether ESX/ESXi hosts are no longer have a slow or remote connection to Lab Manager, you want the Lab Manager application to retain the user name but not the password. Installation Host IP Address vCenter Lab Manager Host Name DNS name of the garbage collector involves an attempt to log users in the Web console. Host Hung Timeout Time to display the background image. When Lab Manager imports a virtual machine from an SMB share. The timeout value applies...
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... are enabled, and a configuration or virtual machine template falls within the specified alert time. Storage lease expiration alerts are enabled, and a configuration or virtual machine template falls within the specified alert time. 6 Type text to use as the sender for Lab Manager emails. 7 Type the destination email address to test SMTP settings. 8 Click Test SMTP Settings to the vCenter Server. Lab Manager detects that an ESX/ESXi host is not responding or starts responding. To set email...
... are enabled, and a configuration or virtual machine template falls within the specified alert time. Storage lease expiration alerts are enabled, and a configuration or virtual machine template falls within the specified alert time. 6 Type text to use as the sender for Lab Manager emails. 7 Type the destination email address to test SMTP settings. 8 Click Test SMTP Settings to the vCenter Server. Lab Manager detects that an ESX/ESXi host is not responding or starts responding. To set email...
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... default port is the location in the same domain as the Active Directory domain controller. 4 Type a port number or leave blank to determine if your binding string is in the LDAP directory where Lab Manager connects. Connecting at the root. If the LDAP server is 636. 5 Type the base distinguished name (DN). LDAPS makes LDAP traffic confidential and secure by using LDAP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). for example, DC=vmware...
... default port is the location in the same domain as the Active Directory domain controller. 4 Type a port number or leave blank to determine if your binding string is in the LDAP directory where Lab Manager connects. Connecting at the root. If the LDAP server is 636. 5 Type the base distinguished name (DN). LDAPS makes LDAP traffic confidential and secure by using LDAP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). for example, DC=vmware...
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... Lab Manager administrator email address. Do not alter the SupportLink server unless instructed to change the name by VMware support. 5 If the Lab Manager server uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet, enter the proxy server information. 6 If VMware support requests a test of SupportLink, click Test Settings to verify the connection to delete unused or inactive virtual machine templates. Configuring Resource Cleanup Settings You define the maximum deployment lease and storage lease times for deletion) the virtual...
... Lab Manager administrator email address. Do not alter the SupportLink server unless instructed to change the name by VMware support. 5 If the Lab Manager server uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet, enter the proxy server information. 6 If VMware support requests a test of SupportLink, click Test Settings to verify the connection to delete unused or inactive virtual machine templates. Configuring Resource Cleanup Settings You define the maximum deployment lease and storage lease times for deletion) the virtual...
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Lab Manager must connect to an SMTP server to enable communication between networks regardless of the computing technologies that they use. TCP connects hosts and provides a reliable exchange of data streams with the configuration or virtual machine image. SMTP Server A system running virtual machine. Only one . This affects only unpublished virtual machine templates. See also resume. This operation uninstalls the Lab Manager agent. V vCenter See VMware vCenter (vCenter), virtual machine disk (.vmdk). 170 VMware, Inc. Lab Manager stores the...
Lab Manager must connect to an SMTP server to enable communication between networks regardless of the computing technologies that they use. TCP connects hosts and provides a reliable exchange of data streams with the configuration or virtual machine image. SMTP Server A system running virtual machine. Only one . This affects only unpublished virtual machine templates. See also resume. This operation uninstalls the Lab Manager agent. V vCenter See VMware vCenter (vCenter), virtual machine disk (.vmdk). 170 VMware, Inc. Lab Manager stores the...
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... the virtualization layer and manages most of vCenter. vCenter Server is the working core of the physical resources on a network. Multiple virtual machines can operate on both the source and target hosts. Lab Manager configures the virtual router when you deploy a fenced configuration and deletes it or modify guest operating system settings. It requires licensing on the same host system concurrently. Glossary vCenter Server A service that is activated by ESX to run a specific virtual machine...
... the virtualization layer and manages most of vCenter. vCenter Server is the working core of the physical resources on a network. Multiple virtual machines can operate on both the source and target hosts. Lab Manager configures the virtual router when you deploy a fenced configuration and deletes it or modify guest operating system settings. It requires licensing on the same host system concurrently. Glossary vCenter Server A service that is activated by ESX to run a specific virtual machine...
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Lab Manager User's Guide consolidating virtual machine templates 129 virtual machines 86, 100 context, example of nodes 98 copying network templates 30 CPU hot add 86 creating configurations 49 LiveLinks 70 network templates 29 organizations 27 users 24 virtual machine templates 31 workspaces 28 D datastores adding media storage 20 adding or removing 117 deleting 95 directories 97 disabling 95 disabling for virtual machine creation 96 disabling media store creation 96 editing properties 96 enabling 95 properties 96 removing 95 roles...
Lab Manager User's Guide consolidating virtual machine templates 129 virtual machines 86, 100 context, example of nodes 98 copying network templates 30 CPU hot add 86 creating configurations 49 LiveLinks 70 network templates 29 organizations 27 users 24 virtual machine templates 31 workspaces 28 D datastores adding media storage 20 adding or removing 117 deleting 95 directories 97 disabling 95 disabling for virtual machine creation 96 disabling media store creation 96 editing properties 96 enabling 95 properties 96 removing 95 roles...