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Table Of Contents
- VMware® Lab Manager Installation Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction to the Lab Manager Installation
- Installation Requirements
- Installing Lab Manager
- Reviewing the Installation Flow
- Setting Up Managed Server Systems
- Setting Up the Lab Manager Server
- Verifying the ASP.NET Version
- Initializing and Configuring Lab Manager
- Checking the Sample Template and Configuration
- Adding and Synchronizing Lab Manager Server with NFS Media Storage
- Uninstalling Lab Manager
- Troubleshooting the Installation
- Index
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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements
DNSserver
SecondaryDNSserver(optional)
Storage Requirements
Thissectioncoversdetailsofmediastorageandvirtualmachinestorage(datastore).
Media Storage
LabManagerprovidesadefaultrepositoryformediaontheLabManagerServer.You
canaddadditionalstorageserversformedia.Reviewtherequirementsformedia(CD
andfloppyimage)storage:
MediastoragemustsupportSMBorNFSformat.VMwarerecommendsusingNFS
serversforadditionalmediastorage.
(SMBonly)YoucannothaveconcurrentaccesstoaWindowsmachineusing
multipleaccountswithdifferentcredentials.IfyouwanttohavemultipleStorage
Serversharesononeserver,usethesameaccount(usernameandpassword)for
access.Entertheusernameandpasswordforthesharewhenattachingit
toLab
Manager.
Virtual Machine Storage (Datastore)
ThedatastoreisthestoragelocationforvirtualmachinesinESXServersystems.The
setupoftheLabManagerWebconsoleassumesyoualreadysetupthedatastoreinthe
ESXServersystem.(SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationforstepsusingthe
VirtualInfrastructureClient.)TheinitializationprocessforLab
Manager(page 38)
promptsyoutoselecttheVMwareVirtualMachineFileSystem(VMFS)devicesyou
wanttheManagedServertouseforstorage.
Reviewtherequirementsforthedatastore:
(Recommended)SmallnumberoflargeSANVMFSpartitionsratherthanalarge
numberofsmallpartitions.
SetupforESXServerVMFSpartitionsoccursoutsideofLabManagerthroughthe
VIClient.ThisclientisaninterfacepackagedwithESXServerthatallowsusersto
connectremotelytoESXServersystemsfromanyWindowsPC.UseVIClientto
addoreditdiskvolumesandpartitions.Whenyou
attachtheManagedServerin
LabManager,youcanspecifythe VMFSdiskvolumesfortheManagedServer.