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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
VMware® Lab Manager Installation Guide
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Gathering Network Information for Installation
Beforeyoubegintheinstallation,gatherinformationabout yournetwork.Thisincludes
theblockofIPaddressestheLabManagerSystemusesforvirtualmachines,IP
addressesfortheprimaryandsecondaryDNSserversinthenetwork,subnetmaskfor
thenetwork,IPaddressforthenetworkgateway,andtheLab
ManagerServerDNS
suffix.ConsultyournetworkITAdministratorforinformation.
IP Addresses for Virtual Machines
ReservearangeofIPaddressesforvirtualmachines.ThisrangeisinadditiontotheIP
addressesrequiredforeachLabManagerServer,storageserver,andManagedServer.
IPaddressesforvirtualmachinesareautomaticallyallocatedfromthepoolofIP
addressesyoureserve.Thenumberofvirtualmachinesrunning
andrequiringIP
addressesvarieswiththenumberandcomplexityofconfigurationsdeployedatany
onetime.
Foraminimumsystem,youprobablyneedatleast100IPaddresses.(Youcanadd
blocksofaddressesatalatertime.)Foralargeinstallation,VMwarerecommends
allocating200ormoreIPaddresses.
YouneedoneortwoIPaddressesforeach
deployedvirtualmachine.Baseyourestimateoncurrentandfutureneeds.
Configuring IIS and ASP.NET on a Lab Manager Server
YoumusthaveIISandASP.NETversion1.1.4322installedandenabledonyourLab
ManagerServer.(See“SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManaged
Server”onpage 15.)ThoughIISandASP.NETcomewithWindowsServer2003,these
programsmightnotbeinstalledatthesametimeasWindowsServer2003.You
also
musthaveeitherServicePack1(SP1)orSPIforMicrosoft.NETFramework1.1
installed.
Table 2-2. Essential Network Information
IP and Network Component Example
IPaddressblockforvirtualmachines 10.6.1.10—10.6.1.199
Subnetmaskforvirtualmachines 255.255.255.0
Gatewayforvirtualmachines 10.6.1.1
DNSserver1 10.6.1.200
DNSserver2(optional) 10.6.1.201
DNSsuffix vmware.com