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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
VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide
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properties 104
removing NFS servers 134
sharing 103
synchronizing Lab Manager with
media storage 102
Media page 100
mouseover menus 23
N
network
adding IP addresses 139
configuring settings 137
IP pool 138
removing IP addresses 141
viewing settings 137
network fencing
changing switches 164
defining 161
how it works 162
options 83
, 162, 164
processor incompatibility 163
reasons for 162
viewing virtual switches 164
NFS servers 102
, 130, 133, 134
O
operations
for configurations 75
for media 101
for templates 47
for virtual machines 31
Overview page 20
P
passwords
verifying 119
privatizing
media 103
properties
of configurations 95
of Managed Server systems 125
of media 104
of storage servers 134
of templates 68
of users 117
of virtual machines 42
R
remote desktop connection
for virtual machines 35
removing
Managed Server systems 125
storage servers 133
S
SAN servers 133
moving contents 129
sharing
configurations 92
media 103
templates 62
, 66
SMB servers 131
, 133
snapshots
for virtual machines 36
of configurations 94
reverting to 94
SOAP API
about 15
states
of configurations 77
of templates 49
of virtual machines 33
storage servers
about 14
adding media storage 130