VMware VLM3-ENG-CP - Lab Manager

VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide

VMware Lab Manager 2.5

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Contents

Preface 9

1Introducing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

2Getting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Page 22

SpecificAreasandOperations 23

InterfaceFeatures 25

MouseoverMenus 25

BreadcrumbTitles 25

TextSearchFilter 25

ColumnSorting 25

VMwareToolsandMouseControl 25

ReviewingtheGeneralWorkflowinLabManager 26

3Working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Page 30

ChangingtheConsoleDisplaySize 31

ReviewingVirtualMachineOperations 31

SummaryofVirtualMachineOperations 31

SummaryofVirtualMachineStates 33

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ChangingIPorMACAddresses 34

SettingUpRemoteDesktopConnections 35

TakingSnapshotsandRevertingtheSnapshots 36

InsertingCDs 36

EjectingCDs 37

InsertingFloppyDisks 37

EjectingFloppyDisks 38

AddingVirtualHardDiskstoVirtualMachines(Templates) 38

AddingSCSIVirtualHardDisks 39

EditingVirtualMachineProperties 40

ReviewingthePropertiesList 41

4WorkingwithMachineTemplates 45

AboutTemplates 46

AccessingtheTemplatesPage 46

ReviewingTemplateOperations 47

SummaryofTemplateOperations 47

SummaryofTemplateStatesandAttributes 49

CreatingTemplates 50

UpdatingTemplates 50

ImportingTemplates 51

ImportingaTemplatefromSMBStorage 51

ImportingaTemplatefromVMFSStorage 54

CreatingTemplatesfromScratch 56

CreatingaBlankTemplate 56

DeployingaTemplate 58

InstallingtheGuestOperatingSystem 58

InstallingVMwareTools 60

InstallingAdditionalSoftware 60

InstallingLMTools 61

ShuttingDownaTemplate 65

UndeployingaTemplate 65

PublishingaTemplate 66

SharingaTemplate 66

CreatingTemplatesfromActiveVirtualMachinesinLabManager 66

CloningTemplates 67

CopyingTemplates 69

ChangingSharedTemplatestoPrivateTemplates 70

ExportingTemplates 70

ConsolidatingTemplates 71

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EditingTemplateProperties 71

DeletingTemplates 74

DeletingPublishedTemplatesAfterManagedServerFailure 75

5Working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

IPAddressAssignmentforVirtualMachines 85

AddingVirtualMachinestoExistingConfigurations 85

DeployingConfigurations 86

DeployOptions 87

DeploywithDefaultsOption 88

UndeployingConfigurations 89

CapturingConfigurationstotheLibrary 89

CheckingOutConfigurationsfromtheLibrary 90

StoppingConfigurations 91

CloningConfigurations 91

CopyingConfigurations 92

ExportingConfigurations 93

ImportingConfigurations 94

SharingConfigurations 95

CreatingandRestoringConfigurationLiveLinks 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

6Working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

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ChangingSharedMediaFilestoPrivateFiles 104

EditingMediaProperties 104

7Administering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

SettingUserPreferences 111

DefaultsTab 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

MediaStorageRequirements 133

SettingUpSMBMediaStorageforLabManager 133

CreatingaSharedFolderforLabManager 133

AttachingMediaStoragetoLabManager 134

RemovingStorageServers 135

AdditionalTasksforRemovinganNFSMediaServer 135

EditingStorageServerProperties 136

ReviewingAdditionalStorageServerOperations 136

ConfiguringNetworkSettings 137

ViewingNetworkSettings 137

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ReviewingtheSettingstab 137

ReviewingtheIPPoolTab 138

UnderstandingIPAddressManagement 139

AddingIPAddressestotheLabManagerIPPool 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

LDAPPreferences 142

EmailPreferences 142

DefaultUserPreferences 143

DefaultDeploymentOptions 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SupportLinkTab 149

ReviewingtheResourceCleanupTab 149

8Troubleshooting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

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AClientandBrowserSupport 163

BGuestOperatingSystemSupport 167

CNetwork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

DExtendingLMTools 179

HowdoesLMToolswork? 180

ExtendingtheLMToolsScript 181

ExtendingtheLMToolsScriptonaWindowsGuestOS 181

ExtendingtheLMToolsScriptonaLinuxGuestOS 181

Index 183

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ThisprefaceprovidesinformationabouttheVMwareLabManagerUser’sGuideand

linkstoVMware®technicalsupportandeducationalresources.

Thisprefacecontainsthefollowingtopics:

“A b o u t ThisBook”onpage 9

“TechnicalSupportandEducationResources”onpage 10

About This Book

TheVMwareLabManagerUser’sGuideprovidesdetailedinformationabouttheVMware

LabManagersystemanditscomponents,commands,operations,configuration,and

userinterface.

Intended Audience

Theguideisintendedforexperienceddevelopersandtestersofsoftwareapplications.

Thisdocumentassumestheuserhassomefamiliaritywiththesetopics:

Virtualmachinetechnology

Basicconceptsofdistributed,multitieredsystems

Currentdevelopmentandtestingpractices

WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems

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Conventions

Table P‐1illustratesthetypographicconventionsusedinthismanual.

Technical Support and Education Resources

Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.

Self-Service Support

UsetheVMwareTechnologyNetwork(VMTN)forself‐helptoolsandtechnical

information:

Productinformation–http://www.vmware.com/products/

Technologyinformation–http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/technology

Documentation–http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs

VMTNKnowledgeBase–http://www.vmware.com/support/kb

Discussionforums–http://www.vmware.com/community

Usergroups–http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

FormoreinformationabouttheVMwareTechnologyNetwork,goto:

http://www.vmtn.net

Table P-1. Conventions in this Manual

Style Elements

Blue(onlineonly) Cross‐referencesandemailaddresses

Blueboldface(onlineonly) Links

Blackboldface Userinterfaceelementssuchasbuttonnamesandmenuitems

Monospace Commands,filenames,directories,andpaths

Monospace bold Userinput

Italic Documenttitles,glossaryterms,andoccasionalemphasis

<Name>Variableandparameternames

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