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To check for more recent editions of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. EN-000173-01 Lab Manager User's Guide vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 This document supports the version of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
To check for more recent editions of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. EN-000173-01 Lab Manager User's Guide vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 This document supports the version of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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... marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of VMware, Inc. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. All other jurisdictions. VMware is distributed with AxpDataGrid, a third-party product, copyright by U.S. Lab Manager User's Guide You can find the most up-to : docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2006-2011 VMware, Inc. If you have comments about this documentation, submit...
... marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of VMware, Inc. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. All other jurisdictions. VMware is distributed with AxpDataGrid, a third-party product, copyright by U.S. Lab Manager User's Guide You can find the most up-to : docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2006-2011 VMware, Inc. If you have comments about this documentation, submit...
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... 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... Templates 31 Create a Virtual Machine Template 31 Importing Virtual Machine Templates 32 Import a Virtual Machine Template from vCenter 33 Import a Virtual Machine Template from SMB Storage 33 Save a Virtual Machine as a Virtual Machine Template ...Settings 36 Install a Guest Operating System 36 Installing VMware Tools 36 Install VMware Tools in a Windows Guest 36...
... 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... Templates 31 Create a Virtual Machine Template 31 Importing Virtual Machine Templates 32 Import a Virtual Machine Template from vCenter 33 Import a Virtual Machine Template from SMB Storage 33 Save a Virtual Machine as a Virtual Machine Template ...Settings 36 Install a Guest Operating System 36 Installing VMware Tools 36 Install VMware Tools in a Windows Guest 36...
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...44 Disable Guest Customization for a Virtual Machine 45 Customize Guest Customization 45 Importing Virtual Machine Templates from Lab Manager 2.x with VMware Tools and LM Tools 45 Undeploy a Virtual Machine Template 46 Share a Virtual Machine Template 46 Publishing Virtual Machine ...Disable VMware Tools Check Before Publishing Virtual Machine Templates 47 Publish a Virtual Machine Template 47 7 Working with Configurations 49 Adding Configurations to a Workspace 49 Create a Workspace Configuration 50 Add a Virtual Machine Based on a Virtual Machine Template 50 Add a Virtual Machine from vCenter ...
...44 Disable Guest Customization for a Virtual Machine 45 Customize Guest Customization 45 Importing Virtual Machine Templates from Lab Manager 2.x with VMware Tools and LM Tools 45 Undeploy a Virtual Machine Template 46 Share a Virtual Machine Template 46 Publishing Virtual Machine ...Disable VMware Tools Check Before Publishing Virtual Machine Templates 47 Publish a Virtual Machine Template 47 7 Working with Configurations 49 Adding Configurations to a Workspace 49 Create a Workspace Configuration 50 Add a Virtual Machine Based on a Virtual Machine Template 50 Add a Virtual Machine from vCenter ...
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... a Configuration 69 Discard State for a Configuration 70 Delete a Configuration 70 Using LiveLink 70 Create a LiveLink 70 Deploy a LiveLink 71 Exporting Configurations 71 Export a Configuration to vCenter 71 Export a Configuration to an SMB Share 72 8 Working with Virtual Machines 73 Deploying and Undeploying Virtual Machines 73 Deploy a Virtual Machine 73 Undeploy a Virtual... Machine 77 Shut Down a Virtual Machine 77 Working with Virtual Machine Snapshots 77 Take a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine 77 Revert to a Virtual Machine Snapshot 77 VMware, Inc. Contents 5
... a Configuration 69 Discard State for a Configuration 70 Delete a Configuration 70 Using LiveLink 70 Create a LiveLink 70 Deploy a LiveLink 71 Exporting Configurations 71 Export a Configuration to vCenter 71 Export a Configuration to an SMB Share 72 8 Working with Virtual Machines 73 Deploying and Undeploying Virtual Machines 73 Deploy a Virtual Machine 73 Undeploy a Virtual... Machine 77 Shut Down a Virtual Machine 77 Working with Virtual Machine Snapshots 77 Take a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine 77 Revert to a Virtual Machine Snapshot 77 VMware, Inc. Contents 5
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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 ... State for a Virtual Machine 86 Consolidate a Virtual Machine 86 Working with BEA LiquidVMs 87 9 Managing Resources 89 Managing Resource Pools 89 Enable or Disable a Resource Pool 89 Modify Resource Pool Properties 90 Undeploy All... Machines on a Host 93 Redeploy All Virtual Machines on a Different Host 94 Repair a Host 94 Managing Datastores 94 Delete a Datastore 95 Remove a Datastore 95 Enable and Disable Datastores 95 Disable Virtual Machine ...
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 ... State for a Virtual Machine 86 Consolidate a Virtual Machine 86 Working with BEA LiquidVMs 87 9 Managing Resources 89 Managing Resource Pools 89 Enable or Disable a Resource Pool 89 Modify Resource Pool Properties 90 Undeploy All... Machines on a Host 93 Redeploy All Virtual Machines on a Different Host 94 Repair a Host 94 Managing Datastores 94 Delete a Datastore 95 Remove a Datastore 95 Enable and Disable Datastores 95 Disable Virtual Machine ...
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... Users 111 Reassign Ownership of All Stranded Users' Objects 112 Reassign Ownership of a Stranded User's Objects 112 Managing Groups 112 Remove a Group from an Organization 112 Delete a Group from Lab Manager 112 Modify Group Properties 113 Managing Roles and Rights 113 Add a Role 113 Copy a Role 114 Delete a Role 114 Modify Role Properties 114... or Groups from an Organization 116 Add or Remove the Resource Pools in an Organization 117 Add or Remove the Datastores in an Organization 117 VMware, Inc.
... Users 111 Reassign Ownership of All Stranded Users' Objects 112 Reassign Ownership of a Stranded User's Objects 112 Managing Groups 112 Remove a Group from an Organization 112 Delete a Group from Lab Manager 112 Modify Group Properties 113 Managing Roles and Rights 113 Add a Role 113 Copy a Role 114 Delete a Role 114 Modify Role Properties 114... or Groups from an Organization 116 Add or Remove the Resource Pools in an Organization 117 Add or Remove the Datastores in an Organization 117 VMware, Inc.
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Lab Manager...a Workspace 121 Disable a Workspace 121 Delete a Workspace 121 13 Managing Network Templates 123 Modify Network Template Properties 123 Change Ownership of ...the IP Pool of a Virtual Network 125 14 Managing Virtual Machine Templates 127 Unpublish a Virtual Machine Template 127 Export ... SMB Share 128 Export a Virtual Machine Template to vCenter 128 Consolidate a Virtual Machine Template 129 Discard the State...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 ...
Lab Manager...a Workspace 121 Disable a Workspace 121 Delete a Workspace 121 13 Managing Network Templates 123 Modify Network Template Properties 123 Change Ownership of ...the IP Pool of a Virtual Network 125 14 Managing Virtual Machine Templates 127 Unpublish a Virtual Machine Template 127 Export ... SMB Share 128 Export a Virtual Machine Template to vCenter 128 Consolidate a Virtual Machine Template 129 Discard the State...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 ...
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... Configuring Resource Cleanup Settings 143 Understanding Leases 143 Set Deployment and Storage Lease Maximums 144 Configuring vCenter Settings 144 Reconnect to a vCenter Server 144 Change the vCenter Server User Name and Password 144 16 Monitoring Lab Manager 145 Monitoring Lab Manager Operations 145 View the Activity Log 145 View Activity Details 146 Monitoring Resource Usage 146 View... 154 Resource Pool Rights 154 Role Rights 155 Sharing Rights 155 User Rights 156 VM Template Rights 156 Workspace Configuration Rights 157 Workspace Rights 157 VMware, Inc. Contents 9
... Configuring Resource Cleanup Settings 143 Understanding Leases 143 Set Deployment and Storage Lease Maximums 144 Configuring vCenter Settings 144 Reconnect to a vCenter Server 144 Change the vCenter Server User Name and Password 144 16 Monitoring Lab Manager 145 Monitoring Lab Manager Operations 145 View the Activity Log 145 View Activity Details 146 Monitoring Resource Usage 146 View... 154 Resource Pool Rights 154 Role Rights 155 Sharing Rights 155 User Rights 156 VM Template Rights 156 Workspace Configuration Rights 157 Workspace Rights 157 VMware, Inc. Contents 9
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Lab Manager User's Guide B Client and Browser Support 159 C Guest Operating System Support 161 D Using SSMove 163 Before You Move a Datastore 163 Move a Datastore 164 Resolving Move Errors 164 Glossary 165 Index 173 10 VMware, Inc.
Lab Manager User's Guide B Client and Browser Support 159 C Guest Operating System Support 161 D Using SSMove 163 Before You Move a Datastore 163 Move a Datastore 164 Resolving Move Errors 164 Glossary 165 Index 173 10 VMware, Inc.
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.... 11 Online and Telephone Support To use telephone support for the fastest response on ‐the‐job reference tools. Customers with VMware® vCenter Lab Manager. Courses are available onsite, in the classroom, and live online. Technical Support and Education Resources The following sections describe the technical support resources available to ...
.... 11 Online and Telephone Support To use telephone support for the fastest response on ‐the‐job reference tools. Customers with VMware® vCenter Lab Manager. Courses are available onsite, in the classroom, and live online. Technical Support and Education Resources The following sections describe the technical support resources available to ...
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... with self‐service access to automate the setup and teardown of multimachine software configurations and manage service transition activities. Using Lab Manager, you can access the Lab Manager server through a vCenter Server and the Lab Manager agent installed on page 17 Lab Manager Components Lab Manager requires VMware vSphere. 1 Getting Started with Lab Manager 1 VMware vCenter Lab Manager is severed). The SOAP API allows easy integration with build...
... with self‐service access to automate the setup and teardown of multimachine software configurations and manage service transition activities. Using Lab Manager, you can access the Lab Manager server through a vCenter Server and the Lab Manager agent installed on page 17 Lab Manager Components Lab Manager requires VMware vSphere. 1 Getting Started with Lab Manager 1 VMware vCenter Lab Manager is severed). The SOAP API allows easy integration with build...
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..., see "Set Microsoft Internet Explorer Options" on page 159. Lab Manager User's Guide Figure 1‐1 illustrates the components of Lab Manager and how it works with VMware vSphere. Lab Manager Components Lab Manager Web Console or SOAP API HTML over HTTPS VM Consoles: TCP 902, 903 Lab Manager Server VMware vSphere VIM API vCenter Server ESX/ESXi servers FC, iSCSI, or NFS virtual...
..., see "Set Microsoft Internet Explorer Options" on page 159. Lab Manager User's Guide Figure 1‐1 illustrates the components of Lab Manager and how it works with VMware vSphere. Lab Manager Components Lab Manager Web Console or SOAP API HTML over HTTPS VM Consoles: TCP 902, 903 Lab Manager Server VMware vSphere VIM API vCenter Server ESX/ESXi servers FC, iSCSI, or NFS virtual...
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... Internet Explorer options 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options. 2 Click the Security tab, select the Web content zone for the Lab Manager server, and click Custom Level. 3 Enable the following options and click OK. Download signed ActiveX controls Run ActiveX controls and...Enable the Play animations in web pages option and click OK. 6 If you must enable some security and advanced options. To log in Lab Manager. VMware, Inc. 15 View Performance, Usage, and Support Information The Overview page is the default landing page in to the Web console, you ...
... Internet Explorer options 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options. 2 Click the Security tab, select the Web content zone for the Lab Manager server, and click Custom Level. 3 Enable the following options and click OK. Download signed ActiveX controls Run ActiveX controls and...Enable the Play animations in web pages option and click OK. 6 If you must enable some security and advanced options. To log in Lab Manager. VMware, Inc. 15 View Performance, Usage, and Support Information The Overview page is the default landing page in to the Web console, you ...
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... in the Organization drop‐down menu. The My vCenter Lab Manager column includes information about to view information for deletion (depending on how the system administrator has configured Lab Manager). 8 Click OK. 16 VMware, Inc. Set Display and Lease Alert Preferences You can... change their password. To set default display and lease alert preferences. When a deployment lease expires, Lab Manager undeploys the virtual machine template or...
... in the Organization drop‐down menu. The My vCenter Lab Manager column includes information about to view information for deletion (depending on how the system administrator has configured Lab Manager). 8 Click OK. 16 VMware, Inc. Set Display and Lease Alert Preferences You can... change their password. To set default display and lease alert preferences. When a deployment lease expires, Lab Manager undeploys the virtual machine template or...
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... upgrade Lab Manager, you connect Lab Manager to a vCenter Server and add resource pools, ESX/ESXi hosts, and a physical network to use Lab Manager to change an LDAP account password. You can work with a configuration and its virtual machines in Lab Manager. VMware, Inc. 17 To change your new password. You cannot use with Lab Manager virtual machines. Chapter 1 Getting Started with Lab Manager...
... upgrade Lab Manager, you connect Lab Manager to a vCenter Server and add resource pools, ESX/ESXi hosts, and a physical network to use Lab Manager to change an LDAP account password. You can work with a configuration and its virtual machines in Lab Manager. VMware, Inc. 17 To change your new password. You cannot use with Lab Manager virtual machines. Chapter 1 Getting Started with Lab Manager...
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... hosts provide computing and memory resources for more information. Physical networks provide virtual machines with virtual machines. 2 Adding Resources 2 Lab Manager gets its resources from the vCenter inventory. 6 (Optional) Type a name for example, the host does not have an agent that use with access to display..., or host from the vCenter Server system to which you want to add the resource pool. You can add resources as needed. If Lab Manager detects that a host is not prepared (for the resource pool to physical networks. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003319 for virtual...
... hosts provide computing and memory resources for more information. Physical networks provide virtual machines with virtual machines. 2 Adding Resources 2 Lab Manager gets its resources from the vCenter inventory. 6 (Optional) Type a name for example, the host does not have an agent that use with access to display..., or host from the vCenter Server system to which you want to add the resource pool. You can add resources as needed. If Lab Manager detects that a host is not prepared (for the resource pool to physical networks. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003319 for virtual...
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... is available to all organizations but assigned to none. If you select Global, the added physical network is enabled for media. NOTE VMware supports one directory without subdirectories. See "Add or Remove the Resource Pools in this organization can use different directories on the same datastore... Pool or Static ‐ Manual, type the static mode settings and add an IP pool. 20 VMware, Inc. Add a Media Store By default, only system administrators can add media stores. Lab Manager User's Guide If you added the resource pool to the Global organization, you can now assign it ...
... is available to all organizations but assigned to none. If you select Global, the added physical network is enabled for media. NOTE VMware supports one directory without subdirectories. See "Add or Remove the Resource Pools in this organization can use different directories on the same datastore... Pool or Static ‐ Manual, type the static mode settings and add an IP pool. 20 VMware, Inc. Add a Media Store By default, only system administrators can add media stores. Lab Manager User's Guide If you added the resource pool to the Global organization, you can now assign it ...
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... select this option, you must select the switch that spans multiple hosts from the drop‐down menu for more information on the same connection. VMware, Inc. 21 Virtual machines in a fenced configuration cannot communicate with machines outside of the fence, and machines outside the fence can communicate with machines outside...
... select this option, you must select the switch that spans multiple hosts from the drop‐down menu for more information on the same connection. VMware, Inc. 21 Virtual machines in a fenced configuration cannot communicate with machines outside of the fence, and machines outside the fence can communicate with machines outside...
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...console. You can import users. If you to search for more information. Deselecting this option allows you select Global, this information in Lab Manager. A system administrator or an administrator with rights at the organization level can import users that exist on an LDAP server or users...available to all organizations. 3 On the Users tab, click Import Users. 4 Deselect the Show Existing Users/Groups check box. VMware, Inc. 23 3 Adding Users and Groups 3 VMware recommends that you want to import. 7 Click Add. This method allows you want to , and the role determines how ...
...console. You can import users. If you to search for more information. Deselecting this option allows you select Global, this information in Lab Manager. A system administrator or an administrator with rights at the organization level can import users that exist on an LDAP server or users...available to all organizations. 3 On the Users tab, click Import Users. 4 Deselect the Show Existing Users/Groups check box. VMware, Inc. 23 3 Adding Users and Groups 3 VMware recommends that you want to import. 7 Click Add. This method allows you want to , and the role determines how ...