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Lab Manager User’s Guide

vCenter Lab Manager 4.0

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Contents

AboutThisBook 11

1GettingStartedwithLab Manager 13

LabManagerComponents 13

AccessingtheLabManagerWebConsole 14

SetMicrosoftInternetExplorerOptions 15

LogIntotheWebConsole 15

ViewPerformance,Usage,andSupportInformation 15

SettingUserPreferences 16

SetDisplayandLeaseAlertPreferences 16

ChangeYourUserPassword 17

Lab ManagerWorkflow 17

2AddingResources 19

AttachaResourcePool 19

AddaMediaStore 20

AddaPhysicalNetwork 20

AddaHostSpanningTransportNetwork 21

3AddingUsersandGroups 23

ImportaUser 23

CreateaUser 24

ImportanLDAPGroup 24

4SettingUpOrganizationsandWorkspaces 27

CreateanOrganization 27

CreateaWorkspace 28

5SettingUpNetworkTemplates 29

CreateaNetworkTemplate 29

CopyaNetworkTemplate 30

ShareaNetworkTemplate 30

6SettingUpVirtualMachineTemplates 31

CreateaVirtualMachineTemplate 31

ImportingVirtualMachineTemplates 32

ImportaVirtualMachineTemplatefromvCenter 33

ImportaVirtualMachineTemplatefromSMBStorage 33

SaveaVirtualMachineasaVirtualMachineTemplate 34

CloneaVirtualMachineTemplate 35

DeployingVirtualMachineTemplates 35

DeployaVirtualMachineTemplatewithDefaultSettings 35

DeployaVirtualMachineTemplatewithCustomSettings 36

InstallaGuestOperatingSystem 36

InstallingVMwareTools 36

InstallVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 36

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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

7Working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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UnderstandingDefaultDeploymentSettings 61

UndeployaConfiguration 62

StoppingandStartingConfigurationVirtualMachines 62

SuspendaConfiguration 62

ResumeOperationofaSuspendedConfiguration 62

PowerOffaConfiguration 62

PowerOnaConfiguration 63

ResetaConfiguration 63

WorkingwithConfigurationSnapshots 63

TakeaConfigurationSnapshot 63

ReverttoaConfigurationSnapshot 63

DeleteaConfigurationSnapshot 64

ViewingConfigurationVirtualMachines,Networks,andHistory 64

ViewVirtualMachinesinaConfiguration 64

ViewConfigurationNetworks 64

ViewaConfigurationDiagram 65

ViewConfigurationHistory 65

AddaNotetoConfigurationHistory 65

ModifyingConfigurations 66

AddingaVirtualMachinetoaWorkspaceConfiguration 66

RemoveaVirtualMachinefromaWorkspaceConfiguration 66

MoveVirtualMachinesBetweenWorkspaceConfigurations 66

CombineWorkspaceConfigurations 67

FullClonesandLinkedClones 67

AddaNetworktoaWorkspaceConfiguration 67

RemoveaNetworkfromaWorkspaceConfiguration 68

ReplaceaWorkspaceConfigurationNetwork 68

ModifyConfigurationProperties 68

ChangeOwnershipofaConfiguration 69

UpgradeVirtualHardwareinaConfiguration 69

DiscardStateforaConfiguration 70

DeleteaConfiguration 70

UsingLiveLink 70

CreateaLiveLink 70

DeployaLiveLink 71

ExportingConfigurations 71

ExportaConfigurationtovCenter 71

ExportaConfigurationtoanSMBShare 72

8WorkingwithVirtualMachines 73

DeployingandUndeployingVirtualMachines 73

DeployaVirtualMachine 73

UndeployaVirtualMachine 75

AccessingVirtualMachineConsoles 75

ViewaVirtualMachineConsole 75

ViewAllVirtualMachineConsoles 76

StoppingandStartingVirtualMachines 76

SuspendaVirtualMachine 76

ResumeaVirtualMachine 76

PowerOffaVirtualMachine 76

PowerOnaVirtualMachine 76

ResetaVirtualMachine 77

ShutDownaVirtualMachine 77

WorkingwithVirtualMachineSnapshots 77

TakeaSnapshotofaVirtualMachine 77

ReverttoaVirtualMachineSnapshot 77

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DeleteaVirtualMachineSnapshot 78

ManagingVirtualMachines 78

InstallVMwareTools 78

InsertandSwapaCD 78

EjectaCD 79

InsertandSwapaFloppyDisk 79

EjectaFloppyDisk 79

CreateaRemoteDesktopConnectionFile 79

ConnectRemotelytoaVirtualMachine 80

ModifyVirtualMachineProperties 80

ModifyingVirtualMachineHardDisks 82

AddaVirtualMachineHardDisk 82

EditaVirtualMachineHardDisk 82

DeleteaVirtualMachineHardDisk 83

ModifyingVirtualMachineNetworkInterfaces 83

EditNetworkInterfaceSettings 83

ResetaNetworkInterfaceMACAddress 84

AddaNetworkInterface 84

DeleteaNetworkInterface 85

UpgradeVirtualMachineVersion 85

EnableMemoryHotAdd 85

EnableVirtualCPUHotAdd 86

DiscardStateforaVirtualMachine 86

ConsolidateaVirtualMachine 86

WorkingwithBEALiquidVMs 87

9ManagingResources 89

ManagingResourcePools 89

EnableorDisableaResourcePool 89

ModifyResourcePoolProperties 90

UndeployAllVirtualMachinesinaResourcePool 90

DetachaResourcePool 90

ManagingHosts 91

PrepareaHost 91

EnableandDisableHosts 91

DisableandEnableHostSpanningforaHost 92

UnprepareaHost 92

ModifyHostProperties 92

ViewDeployedVirtualMachinesonaHost 93

UndeployAllVirtualMachinesonaHost 93

RedeployAllVirtualMachinesonaDifferentHost 94

RepairaHost 94

ManagingDatastores 94

DeleteaDatastore 95

RemoveaDatastore 95

EnableandDisableDatastores 95

DisableVirtualMachineCreationinaDatastore 96

DisableMediaStoreCreationinaDatastore 96

ModifyDatastoreProperties 96

ViewVirtualMachineDatastoreUsage 97

ViewVirtualMachineDatastoreDirectories 97

UnderstandingVirtualMachineDatastoreDirectories 98

DeleteExpiredVirtualMachines 99

RenewtheStorageLeaseforanExpiredVirtualMachine 99

DeleteRevertPoints 99

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ConsolidateaVirtualMachineBasedonDatastoreUsage 100

DeleteaVirtualMachineorConfigurationBasedonDatastoreUsage 100

ManagingMediaStores 100

AddMediaStores 100

SynchronizeaMediaStore 101

EnableandDisableaMediaStore 101

ChangetheNameofaMediaStore 101

ManagingPhysicalNetworks 102

MonitorIPPoolUsageforaPhysicalNetwork 102

AddorRemoveIPAddressestotheIPPoolofaPhysicalNetwork 102

ModifyPhysicalNetworkProperties 102

DeleteaPhysicalNetwork 103

ManagingHostSpanningTransportNetworks 103

ViewHostSpanningTransportNetworks 103

DisableorEnableHostSpanning 103

EnableorDisableaHostSpanningTransportNetwork 104

RemoveaHostSpanningTransportNetwork 104

ModifyHostSpanningTransportNetworkProperties 104

10 ManagingtheMediaLibrary 105

SynchronizetheMediaLibrarywithMediaStoreFiles 105

ChangeOwnershipofMediaFiles 106

RestrictAccesstoMediaFiles 106

ModifyMediaProperties 107

11 ManagingUsers,Groups,andRoles 109

ManagingUsers 109

DisableorEnableUsers 109

RemoveaUserfromanOrganization 110

DeleteaUserfromLab Manager 110

ModifyUserProperties 110

ViewUserRolesandOrganizations 111

SendUserNotifications 111

ManagingStrandedUsers 111

ReassignOwnershipofAllStrandedUsers’Objects 112

ReassignOwnershipofaStrandedUser’sObjects 112

ManagingGroups 112

RemoveaGroupfromanOrganization 112

DeleteaGroupfromLab Manager 112

ModifyGroupProperties 113

ManagingRolesandRights 113

AddaRole 113

CopyaRole 114

DeleteaRole 114

ModifyRoleProperties 114

12 ManagingOrganizationsandWorkspaces 115

ModifyingOrganizationProperties 115

ModifyDefaultUserPreferences 115

ModifyDefaultDeploymentSettings 116

ModifytheUsersandGroupsinanOrganization 116

AddMembersorGroupstoanOrganization 116

RemoveMembersorGroupsfromanOrganization 116

AddorRemovetheResourcePoolsinanOrganization 117

AddorRemovetheDatastoresinanOrganization 117

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AddorRemovetheMediaStoresinanOrganization 117

AddorRemovethePhysicalNetworksinanOrganization 118

AddorRemoveaHostSpanningTransportNetworkinanOrganization 118

EnableorDisableanOrganization 118

DeleteanOrganization 118

UsingthePrimaryWorkspace 119

DeletethePrimaryWorkspace 119

SetthePrimaryWorkspaceforanOrganization 119

ModifyWorkspaceProperties 120

ModifyingUsersandGroupsinaWorkspace 120

AddUsersandGroupstoaWorkspace 120

RemoveUsersandGroupsfromaWorkspace 120

AddorRemovetheResourcePoolsAvailabletoaWorkspace 121

DisableaWorkspace 121

DeleteaWorkspace 121

13 ManagingNetworkTemplates 123

ModifyNetworkTemplateProperties 123

ChangeOwnershipofaNetworkTemplate 123

DeleteNetworkTemplates 124

MonitorIPPoolUsageforaVirtualNetwork 124

AddIPAddressestotheIPPoolofaVirtualNetwork 124

RemoveIPAddressesfromtheIPPoolofaVirtualNetwork 125

14 ManagingVirtualMachineTemplates 127

UnpublishaVirtualMachineTemplate 127

ExportaVirtualMachineTemplatetoanSMBShare 128

ExportaVirtualMachineTemplatetovCenter128

ConsolidateaVirtualMachineTemplate 129

DiscardtheStateforaVirtualMachineTemplate 129

ModifyVirtualMachineTemplateProperties 129

ModifyingVirtualMachineTemplateHardDisks 131

AddaHardDisktoaTemplate 131

EditaVirtualMachineTemplateHardDisk 131

DeleteaVirtualMachineTemplateHardDisk 132

ModifyingVirtualMachineTemplateNetworkInterfaces 132

AddaNetworkInterfacetoaVirtualMachineTemplate 132

EditaVirtualMachineNetworkInterface 133

DeleteaNetworkInterfacefromaVirtualMachineTemplate 133

ResetaVirtualMachineTemplateNetworkInterfaceMACAddress 133

UpgradeVirtualHardware 134

ChangeOwnershipofaVirtualMachineTemplate 134

DeleteaVirtualMachineTemplate 134

DeleteaVirtualMachineTemplatewithForce 134

15 ManagingLab ManagerSettings 135

ConfiguringGeneralPreferences 135

ChangevCenterLab ManagerPreferences 135

SetEmailPreferences 137

SetSystemAlertPreferences 137

SetConfigurationChangeSummaryPreferences 138

ConfiguringLDAPSettings 138

LocateanLDAPServer 138

SetUpanLDAPConnection 139

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SpecifytheLDAPConnectorandSchema 140

CustomizeLDAPUserandGroupAttributes 141

TestLDAPSettings 141

DetachanLDAPServer 141

SynchronizeLab ManagerwiththeLDAPServer 141

ConfiguringLab ManagerLicenses 142

ViewCapacityLicenseInformation 142

AddaCapacityLicense 142

ConfiguringGuestCustomizationSettings 142

ConfiguringSupportLinkSettings 142

EnableSupportLink 142

CollectSupportInformation 143

ConfiguringResourceCleanupSettings 143

UnderstandingLeases 143

SetDeploymentandStorageLeaseMaximums 144

ConfiguringvCenterSettings 144

ReconnecttoavCenterServer 144

ChangethevCenterServerUserNameandPassword 144

16 MonitoringLabManager 145

MonitoringLabManagerOperations 145

ViewtheActivityLog 145

ViewActivityDetails 146

MonitoringResourceUsage 146

ViewResourcePoolResourceUsage 146

ViewWorkspaceResourceUsage 146

ViewDeployedVirtualMachines 147

ARolesandRights 149

PredefinedRoles 149

DatastoreRights 149

GeneralRights 150

GroupRights 150

HighI/ORights 150

HostRights 151

HostSpanningTransportNetworks 151

LibraryConfigurationRights 151

MachineRights 152

MediaRights 153

MediaStoreRights 153

NetworkTemplateRights 153

OrganizationRights 154

PhysicalNetworkRights 154

ResourcePoolRights 154

RoleRights 155

SharingRights 155

UserRights 156

VMTemplateRights 156

WorkspaceConfigurationRights 157

WorkspaceRights 157

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BClientandBrowserSupport 159

CGuestOperatingSystemSupport 161

DUsingSSMove 163

BeforeYouMoveaDatastore 163

MoveaDatastore 164

ResolvingMoveErrors 164

Glossary 165

Index 173

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