Sign In
Upload
Manuals
Brands
VMware Manuals
Software
VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager - PC
VMware VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager - PC Manuals
Manuals and User Guides for VMware VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager - PC. We have
1
VMware VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager - PC manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
VMware VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager - PC User Manual (190 pages)
User Guide
Brand:
VMware
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.41 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
9
Document Feedback
10
1 Introducing Lab Manager
13
Lab Manager Components
14
Lab Manager Benefits and Features
15
Using Lab Manager with Virtualcenter Management Server
16
Enabling High Availability for Lab Manager Server
17
2 Getting Started with Lab Manager
19
Setting Internet Explorer Options
20
Accessing the Lab Manager Console
21
Reviewing the Lab Manager User Interface
22
Default Landing
22
Specific Areas and Operations
23
Interface Features
25
Breadcrumb Titles
25
Column Sorting
25
Mouseover Menus
25
Text Search Filter
25
Vmware Tools and Mouse Control
25
Reviewing the General Workflow in Lab Manager
26
3 Working with Virtual Machines
27
Accessing Virtual Machines
28
Accessing a Virtual Machine Console for the First Time
29
Installing the Activex Control
29
Installing the Vmware Remote MKS Plugin for Firefox
29
Reviewing the Virtual Machine Console
30
Changing the Console Display Size
31
Reviewing Virtual Machine Operations
31
Summary of Virtual Machine Operations
31
Summary of Virtual Machine States
33
Changing IP or MAC Addresses
34
Setting up Remote Desktop Connections
35
Inserting Cds
36
Taking Snapshots and Reverting the Snapshots
36
Ejecting Cds
37
Inserting Floppy Disks
37
Adding Virtual Hard Disks to Virtual Machines (Templates)
38
Ejecting Floppy Disks
38
Adding SCSI Virtual Hard Disks
39
Editing Virtual Machine Properties
40
Reviewing the Properties List
41
4 Working with Machine Templates
45
About Templates
46
Accessing the Templates
46
Reviewing Template Operations
47
Summary of Template Operations
47
Summary of Template States and Attributes
49
Creating Templates
50
Updating Templates
50
Importing a Template from SMB Storage
51
Importing Templates
51
Importing a Template from VMFS Storage
54
Creating a Blank Template
56
Creating Templates from Scratch
56
Deploying a Template
58
Installing the Guest Operating System
58
Installing Additional Software
60
Installing Vmware Tools
60
Installing LM Tools
61
Shutting down a Template
65
Undeploying a Template
65
Creating Templates from Active Virtual Machines in Lab Manager
66
Publishing a Template
66
Sharing a Template
66
Cloning Templates
67
Copying Templates
69
Changing Shared Templates to Private Templates
70
Exporting Templates
70
Consolidating Templates
71
Editing Template Properties
71
Deleting Templates
74
Deleting Published Templates after Managed Server Failure
75
5 Working with Configurations
77
About Configurations
78
Accessing Configurations
78
Reviewing Configuration Operations
80
Summary of Configuration Operations
81
Summary of Configuration States and Attributes
83
Creating Configurations
83
Adding Virtual Machines to Existing Configurations
85
IP Address Assignment for Virtual Machines
85
Deploying Configurations
86
Deploy Options
87
Deploy with Defaults Option
88
Capturing Configurations to the Library
89
Undeploying Configurations
89
Checking out Configurations from the Library
90
Cloning Configurations
91
Stopping Configurations
91
Copying Configurations
92
Exporting Configurations
93
Importing Configurations
94
Creating and Restoring Configuration Livelinks
95
Sharing Configurations
95
Taking Snapshots and Reverting to Snapshots
96
Editing Configuration Properties
97
Viewing Details on Virtual Machines in a Configuration
98
Accessing a Virtual Machine Console
99
Accessing All Virtual Machine Consoles in a Configuration
99
Deleting Configurations
100
6 Working with Media
101
Accessing the Media Library
102
Reviewing Media Operations
102
Adding Media to the Library
102
Synchronizing Lab Manager with Media Storage
103
Deleting Media from the Library
104
Sharing Media Files
104
Changing Shared Media Files to Private Files
104
Editing Media Properties
104
7 Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager
107
Monitoring Lab Manager
108
Monitoring the Activity Log
108
Monitoring the Server Pool
108
Monitoring Deployed Machines
110
Managing Users
111
Defaults Tab
111
Setting User Preferences
111
Password Tab
113
Viewing Users
114
Adding New Users
115
Deleting Users
117
Editing User Properties
117
Managing Managed Server Systems
118
Viewing Managed Server Systems
118
Adding Managed Server Systems
120
Removing Managed Server Systems
121
Viewing the Deployed Machines on a Managed Server
122
Editing Managed Server Properties
123
Reviewing Additional Managed Server Operations
125
Managing Storage Servers
126
Viewing Storage Servers
126
Viewing Virtual Machine Storage Usage
128
Assessing Virtual Machine Disk Space
130
Adding NFS Virtual Machine Storage
132
Adding Media Storage to Lab Manager
133
Creating a Shared Folder for Lab Manager
133
Media Storage Requirements
133
Setting up SMB Media Storage for Lab Manager
133
Attaching Media Storage to Lab Manager
134
Additional Tasks for Removing an NFS Media Server
135
Removing Storage Servers
135
Editing Storage Server Properties
136
Reviewing Additional Storage Server Operations
136
Configuring Network Settings
137
Reviewing the Settings Tab
137
Viewing Network Settings
137
Reviewing the IP Pool Tab
138
Adding IP Addresses to the Lab Manager IP Pool
139
Understanding IP Address Management
139
Removing IP Addresses from the Lab Manager IP Pool
140
Configuring Lab Manager Settings
140
Accessing Lab Manager Settings
140
Reviewing the General Tab
140
Server Preferences
141
Email Preferences
142
LDAP Preferences
142
Default Deployment Options
143
Default User Preferences
143
LDAP and Lab Manager
144
LDAP Preferences: LDAP Binding and Group Strings
146
Reviewing the License Tab
146
Reviewing the LM Tools Tab
147
Reviewing the Resource Cleanup Tab
149
Reviewing the Supportlink Tab
149
8 Troubleshooting Lab Manager
151
Blank Screen Appears When Accessing Lab Manager
152
Lab Manager Does Not Display Virtual Machine Console
152
Duplicate IP Address Errors Appear
153
Addition of SCSI Virtual Hard Disk Fails
153
Mouse Navigation on Virtual Machine Console Fails
153
Remote Access to Virtual Machine Fails
154
Livelink URL Error Appears
154
Host Server CD Drive Cannot Install Software
154
Importing a Virtual Machine as a Template Fails
155
Importing a Virtual Machine from VMFS Storage Fails
155
Inserting Media from NFS Server Fails
156
Virtual Hard Disk Space Is Low
157
Lab Manager Server Fails, Loses Connectivity, or Reboots the System
158
SMB Media Storage Server Fails
158
Permanent Failure of Managed Server Occurs
159
Temporary Failure of Managed Server Occurs (Reboot or Turn Off)
160
Temporary Failure of Managed Server Occurs (Networking)
161
A Client and Browser Support
163
B Guest Operating System Support
167
C Network Fencing
171
Why Should I Fence Configurations
172
How Does Fencing Work
172
Fencing Options
174
Processor Type Incompatibility
176
Viewing Virtual Switches for Fences
176
Reviewing Additional Fencing Operations
177
D Extending LM Tools
179
How Does LM Tools Work
180
Extending the LM Tools Script
181
Extending the LM Tools Script on a Linux Guest os
181
Extending the LM Tools Script on a Windows Guest os
181
Index
183
Advertisement
Advertisement
Related Products
VMWARE VSPHERE CLIENT 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1
VMWARE VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 - VCENTER DISCOVERED MACHINES IMPORT TOOL GUIDE
VMWARE VCM 5.3 - CONFIGURATION MANAGER SECURITY ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
VMWARE VIEW 4.5 - GUIDE DE MISE A NIVEAU
VMware VS4-STD-C - vSphere Standard - PC
VMWARE VCENTER SERVER 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1
VMWARE VCM 5.3
VMWARE VSPHERE 4.0 - SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY MATRIX
VMware vCenter ConfigurationManager 5.3
VMware vShield Endpoint 1.0
VMware Categories
Software
Network Hardware
Switch
Storage
More VMware Manuals
Login
Sign In
OR
Sign in with Facebook
Sign in with Google
Upload manual
Upload from disk
Upload from URL