Server Preferences - VMware VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager - PC User Manual

Server Preferences

Review the server preferences:
Login Mode – Lab Manager can retain the user name and password and can also
log in the user.
N Like most browser applications, Lab Manager uses persistent cookies
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(physically stored in the computer hard disk) to retain the login information.
If you delete the browser cookies, this information is no longer unavailable
until the next time you log in.
Remember username only – Lab Manager retains the user name but not the
password.
Automatically Login – Lab Manager logs users in when they start the Lab
Manager application.
Server Host IP Address – IP address of the Lab Manager Server system.
Server HostName – DNS name of the Lab Manager Server system.
Session Timeout (Minutes) – Amount of time you want the Lab Manager
application to remain active without user interaction.
Enable Ping for Monitoring – If your network blocks ICMP, you can disable the
ping between the Lab Manager Server system and Managed Server systems to
prevent the Managed Server systems from reporting an unreachable state.
Ping Frequency (Seconds) – Frequency of "are you alive" messages from the Lab
Manager Server system to Managed Server systems and storage servers.
This value only comes into play if you select the Enable Ping for Monitoring check
box.
#Failed Pings to Declare "Unavailable" – Number of times a Managed Server
system or storage server fails to respond to a "ping" before being declared
unavailable.
Managed Server Hung Timeout (Seconds) – Length of time to wait before
determining a Managed Server system is hung. For example, if the timeout is 20
seconds and Lab Manger pings a Managed Server system every 10 seconds, Lab
Manager marks the system as hung if it fails to respond for 20 seconds.
Managed and Storage Server Refresh Frequency (Seconds) – Frequency of
updating page information about a storage server or Managed Server system.
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