2.4
Table Of Contents
- VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Introducing Lab Manager
- Getting Started with Lab Manager
- Working with Virtual Machines
- Accessing Virtual Machines
- Reviewing the Virtual Machine Console Page
- Reviewing Virtual Machine Operations
- Summary of Virtual Machine Operations
- Summary of Virtual Machine States
- Changing IP or MAC Addresses
- Setting Up Remote Desktop Connections
- Taking Snapshots and Reverting the Snapshots
- Inserting CDs
- Ejecting CDs
- Inserting Floppy Disks
- Ejecting Floppy Disks
- Adding Virtual Hard Disks to Virtual Machines (Templates)
- Editing Virtual Machine Properties
- Working with Machine Templates
- About Templates
- Accessing the Templates Page
- Reviewing Template Operations
- Summary of Template Operations
- Summary of Template States and Attributes
- Creating Templates
- Importing Templates
- Creating Templates from Scratch
- Creating Templates from Active Virtual Machines in Lab Manager
- Cloning Templates
- Copying Templates
- Undeploying Templates
- Sharing Templates
- Exporting Templates
- Consolidating Templates
- Editing Template Properties
- Deleting Templates
- Working with Configurations
- About Configurations
- Accessing Configurations
- Reviewing Configuration Operations
- Summary of Configuration Operations
- Summary of Configuration States and Attributes
- Creating Configurations
- Adding Virtual Machines to Existing Configurations
- Deploying Configurations
- Undeploying Configurations
- Capturing Configurations to the Library
- Checking Out Configurations from the Library
- Stopping Configurations
- Cloning Configurations
- Copying Configurations
- Exporting Configurations
- Importing Configurations
- Sharing Configurations
- Creating and Restoring Configuration LiveLinks
- Taking Snapshots and Reverting to Snapshots
- Editing Configuration Properties
- Viewing Details on Virtual Machines in a Configuration
- Accessing a Virtual Machine Console
- Accessing All Virtual Machine Consoles in a Configuration
- Deleting Configurations
- Working with Media
- Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager
- Monitoring Lab Manager
- Managing Users
- Managing Managed Server Systems
- Managing Storage Servers
- Configuring Network Settings
- Configuring Lab Manager Settings
- Troubleshooting Lab Manager
- Blank Screen Appears When Accessing Lab Manager
- Lab Manager Does Not Display Virtual Machine Console
- Duplicate IP Address Errors Appear
- Addition of SCSI Virtual Hard Disk Fails
- Mouse Navigation on Virtual Machine Console Fails
- Remote Access to Virtual Machine Fails
- LiveLink URL Error Appears
- Host Server CD Drive Cannot Install Software
- Importing a Virtual Machine as a Template Fails
- Import from VMFS Operation Fails
- Inserting Media from NFS Server Fails
- Lab Manager Server Fails, Loses Connectivity, or Reboots the System
- SMB Media Storage Server Fails
- Permanent Failure of Managed Server Occurs
- Temporary Failure of Managed Server Occurs (Reboot or Turn Off)
- Temporary Failure of Managed Server Occurs (Networking)
- Network Fencing
- Extending LM Tools
- Index
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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Lab Manager
Lab Manager Server Fails, Loses Connectivity, or
Reboots the System
Table8‐1describesthebehaviorandrecoveryoptionsforaLabManagerServerfailure.
SMB Media Storage Server Fails
TheSMBmediastorageincludesthedefaultmediastorageontheLabManagerServer.
Table8‐2describesthebehaviorandrecoveryoptionsforanSMBmediastoragefailure.
Table 8-1. Lab Manager Server Failure and Recovery Options
Failure Behavior Recovery Behavior and Actions Additional Steps
Theuserinterfacestops
working.
LabManageraborts
runningoperations.
Ifimportandexport
operationsoccurred,you
maynotbeabletousethe
ManagedServerandvirtual
machines.
Note:Virtualmachinesnot
usingtheLabManager
Servercontinuetorunon
theManagedServer
systems.
LabManagerServerreconnects
withthe
deployedvirtual
machinesandresumescontrol.
Ifimportandexportoperations
tookplace,youmightneedto
restarttheESXServermachine.
Deleteorundeployany
partially‐createdobjects
(fromabortedoperations)
andtrytheoperations
again.
Table 8-2. SMB Media Storage Server Failure and Recovery Options
Failure Behavior Recovery Behavior and Actions Additional Steps
IfCDandfloppy
operationsinvolvedSMB
mediastorage,youmight
notbeabletousethe
ManagedServerand
virtualmachines.
RestarttheESXServermachineif
necessary.
MigratemediatoNFS
storagetoavoidvirtual
machineinstability.Lossof
connectivitytoNFSmedia
storagedoesnotrequirean
ESX
Servermachinereboot.
Fordetailsonsettingup
NFSmediastorage,seethe
VMwareLabManager
InstallationGuide.