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VMware® Lab Manager Installation Guide
Gathering Network Information for Installation
Before you begin the installation, gather information about your network. This includes
the block of IP addresses the Lab Manager System uses for virtual machines, IP
addresses for the primary and secondary DNS servers in the network, subnet mask for
the network, IP address for the network gateway, and the Lab Manager Server DNS
suffix. Consult your network IT Administrator for information.
IP Addresses for Virtual Machines
Reserve a range of IP addresses for virtual machines. This range is in addition to the IP
addresses required for each Lab Manager Server, storage server, and Managed Server.
IP addresses for virtual machines are automatically allocated from the pool of IP
addresses you reserve. The number of virtual machines running and requiring IP
addresses varies with the number and complexity of configurations deployed at any
one time.
For a minimum system, you probably need at least 100 IP addresses. (You can add
blocks of addresses at a later time.) For a large installation, VMware recommends
allocating 200 or more IP addresses. You need one or two IP addresses for each
deployed virtual machine. Base your estimate on current and future needs.
Table 2-2. Essential Network Information
IP and Network Component
IP address block for virtual machines
Subnet mask for virtual machines
Gateway for virtual machines
DNS server 1
DNS server 2 (optional)
DNS suffix
Configuring IIS and ASP.NET on a Lab Manager Server
You must have IIS and ASP.NET version 1.1.4322 installed and enabled on your Lab
Manager Server. (See "System Requirements: Lab Manager Server and Managed
Server" on page 15.) Though IIS and ASP.NET come with Windows Server 2003, these
programs might not be installed at the same time as Windows Server 2003. You also
must have either Service Pack 1 (SP1) or SPI for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
installed.
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10.6.1.200
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