VMware VC-VLM4-C - vCenter Lab Manager User Manual page 4

Lab Manager User's Guide
Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest Within X with the RPM Installer 37
Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar Installer or RPM Installer 37
Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest 39
Customizing the Guest Operating System 40
Access the machine.id from an ESX Host 40
Access the machine.id from a Guest Operating System 40
Prerequisites for Guest Customization 41
Build a Microsoft Sysprep Package 41
Complete Guest Customization for Windows NT and Solaris Virtual Machine Templates 42
Complete Guest Customization for Solaris Virtual Machine Templates 43
Working with the Guest Customization SID Generation Tool 43
Select the SID Generation Tool for Lab Manager 43
Change the SID Generation Tool for a Virtual Machine Template 44
Select the SID Generation Tool for a Virtual Machine 44
Disabling Guest Customization 44
Disable Guest Customization for a Virtual Machine Template 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 Templates 47
Check VMware Tools Status Before Publishing Virtual Machine Templates 47
Disable VMware Tools Check Before Publishing Virtual Machine Templates 47
Publish a Virtual Machine Template 47
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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 51
Import a Configuration to a Workspace 52
Copy a Workspace Configuration 52
Full Clones and Linked Clones 52
Clone a Library Configuration to a Workspace 53
Adding Configurations to the Library 54
Capture a Workspace Configuration to the Library 54
Archive a Workspace Configuration to the Library 54
Clone a Library Configuration 55
Share a Configuration 55
Configuration Networking 56
Physical Networks 56
Fencing Virtual Machines 56
Fencing Connectivity 57
Virtual Networks 59
Connecting Virtual Networks to Physical Networks 59
Virtual to Physical Network Connectivity 59
Host Spanning 59
Host Spanning Networks 59
Host Spanning Transport Networks 60
Setting Up a Host Spanning 60
Deploying and Undeploying Configurations 60
Deploy a Configuration with Custom Settings 60
Deploy a Configuration with Default Settings 61
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