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VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide
This option is useful when you test software viruses that need to remain
isolated from the network, or you test a client‐server application in isolation
Wait After Turn On (Seconds) – Delay time (or "pause") between booting each
virtual machine in a configuration.
Use Server Boot Sequence – Use the assigned sequence order to boot virtual
machines in a configuration.
For details on determining the order, see "Reviewing the Properties List" on
page 41 and "Creating Configurations" on page 83.

LDAP and Lab Manager

You can configure Lab Manager to create and authenticate user credentials against an
LDAP server instead of the Lab Manager user database. This setup eases the user
administration of the system. Instead of manually creating all the user accounts, you
enable an entire company (or subset) of users by pointing the installation to the
appropriate LDAP server.
Lab Manager supports only Microsoft Active Directory service. Review the process of
using LDAP with Lab Manager:
To point Lab Manager to an LDAP server, enter an LDAP binding string and
optional group specification in the administrator settings area of the Web console.
For details, see "LDAP Preferences: LDAP Binding and Group Strings" on
page 146.
When a user initially tries to log into Lab Manager with an unknown login, Lab
Manager checks the credentials against the LDAP server. If the credentials succeed,
Lab Manager creates a new default user account, marks that account as an LDAP
account, and logs the user into the system.
Administrators can alter the records of an existing user and change the way Lab
Manager authenticates a user. For example, you can give an LDAP account
administrative privileges. You can also specify whether Lab Manager
authenticates users using the LDAP server or the Lab Manager database:
To specify a user authentication method as a Lab Manager Administrator already
authenticated against the LDAP server
1 In the left pane, click Settings.
2 If you plan to change a user from a non‐LDAP designation to an LDAP
designation, select the Validate LDAP Users when Edited check box.
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