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Reviewing the Installation Flow
Theinstallationprocessinv o lvesthesehighlevelsteps:
Step 1 Set up the Managed Server systems.
InstalltheLabManagerManagedServersoftwareonatleastoneESXServersystem.
YoumusthaveaccesstotheManagedServeragentexecutable
(VMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.4.0-<build number>.bin).See“SettingUp
ManagedServerSystems”onpage 27.
Step 2 Set up the Lab Manager Server.
AftercreatingatleastoneManagedServer,createtheLabManagerServer.TheLab
ManagerServercontrolsboththebackend(ManagedServersystems)andfrontend
(LabManagerWebconsole).YoumusthaveaccesstotheLabManagerServer
executable(VMware-labmanager-server-2.4.0-<build number>.exe).See
“SettingUptheLabManagerServeron
page 31.
Step 3 Initialize and configure Lab Manager.
AftercreatingatleastoneManagedServerandtheLabManagerServer,logintothe
LabManagerWebconsoleandperformonetimeinitializationtasks.Thesetasks
involvetheAdministratoraccount,licensing,connectionoftheManagedServertothe
LabManagerServer,networkparameters,defaultstorageserverformedia,and
productsupport.See“InitializingandConfiguringLabManageronpage 38.