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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 3 Installing Lab Manager
Setting Up Managed Server Systems
InstalltheManagedServersoftwareonatleastoneESXServermachinebeforecreating
theLabManagerServer.ThisprocedureinvolvesinstallingtheManagedServeragent
componentonyourdesignatedManagedServer.ThiscomponentallowsLabManager
ServertocontrolanddeployvirtualmachinesontheManagedServer.
Thissectioncovers
theseprocedures:
“PrerequisitesforManagedServerSystems”onpage 27
“InstallingtheManagedServerAgentSoftwareonESXServer”onpage 29
Prerequisites for Managed Server Systems
InadditiontotheinstallationrequirementsdescribedinChapter 2,makesureESX
ServerissetupproperlyforaLabManagerManagedServer,configuretheNFSserver
ifyouneedadditionalmediastorage,andreviewtheinformationonnetworkfencing.
Verifying the Setup of the ESX Server System
UsetheVIClientpackagedwithESXServertoreviewtheseprerequisitesforyour
targetManagedServer:
AtleastoneVMFS3partitionisattachedtotheManagedServer.IntheVIClient,
navigatetotheStorageManagementpagetoaddVMFSdiskvolumesand
partitions.DuringtheprocessofattachingtheManagedServertotheLabManager
Server,specifythepartitionsfortheManagedServer.
ESXServerlicensingisenabledtoallowLabManagertodeployvirtualmachines.
SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationfordetailsonenablingthelicense
withtheVIClient.
ThehostnameoftheESXServermachinemustmaptotheIPaddressofthe
consoleNIC.SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationfordetailson
configuringnetworkparametersfortheserviceconsole.
AtleastonevirtualswitchforvirtualmachinesisattachedtoanactiveNIC.For
details,seetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentation.
Thesystemclockshowsthecurrentdateandtime.VMwarerecommendsusing
NetworkTimeProtocol(NTP).