2.5
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- 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
- Swapping CDs
- Inserting Floppy Disks
- Ejecting Floppy Disks
- Swapping Floppy Disks
- Adding Virtual Hard Disks to Virtual Machines (Templates)
- Editing Virtual Machine Properties
- Consolidating Virtual Machines
- 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
- Changing Shared Templates to Private Templates
- Exporting Templates
- Consolidating Templates
- Editing Template Properties
- Deleting Templates
- Deleting Published Templates After Managed Server Failure
- 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
- Importing a Virtual Machine from VMFS Storage Fails
- Inserting Media from NFS Server Fails
- Virtual Hard Disk Space Is Low
- 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)
- Client and Browser Support
- Guest Operating System Support
- Network Fencing
- Extending LM Tools
- Index
VMware, Inc. 201
Index
P
privatizing
media 110
properties
of configurations 102
of Managed Server systems 130
of media 111
of storage servers 145
of templates 76
of users 124
of virtual machines 42
R
remote desktop connection
for virtual machines 36
removing
Managed Server systems 129
storage servers 144
requirements
client machines accessing Web
console 177
guest operating systems 181
S
SAN servers 144
sharing
configurations 100
media 110
templates 70
SMB servers 142
, 144
snapshots
for virtual machines 37
of configurations 102
reverting to 102
SOAP API
about 15
states
of configurations 87
of templates 52
of virtual machines 34
storage
expired virtual machines 138
leases 45
, 55, 58, 61, 70, 72, 74,
79, 94, 97, 98, 100, 103,
162
storage servers
about 14
adding media storage 141
disabling 145
enabling 145
managing 133
properties 145
refreshing 145
removing 144
viewing 134
Storage Servers page 134
Support
using SupportLink 161
SupportLink
setting up 161
T
technical support resources 10
templates
accessing Templates page 48
adding virtual hard disks 40
changing owner 77
cloning 71
consolidating 76
copying 73
creating 52
, 53
creating from active virtual
machines 70