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Chapter 3 Installing Lab Manager
Installing the Managed Server Agent Software on ESX Server
Afterreviewingtheprerequisitesandbackgroundinformation,installtheManaged
Serveragentsoftware.
To install the Managed Server agent software
1OnthetargetManagedServer,loginasroot.
2CopyVMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.4.0-<build number>.bintothe
targetESXservercomputer.
 VMwarerecommendsusingthescputility.Ifyouhaveachoiceoftransferring
thefilesinbinaryorASCIImode,usebinarymode.
 Toverifytheintegrityofthesoftware,usethemd5sumutilityonthetargetESX
Servercomputer:
> md5sum VMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.4.0-<build number>.bin
ThecorrectoutputisnotedontheVMwaredownloadsite.
3Toruntheinstaller,type:
> sh VMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.4.0-<build number>.bin
ThiscommandinitiatesverificationstoensuretheESXServermachineisinan
adequatestatefortheagentinstallation.
4SpecifyyouractionbasedonwhetheryouwantNFSmediastorage.
The following non-fatal error(s) have been found:
- No VMKernel Network found. Virtual Machines on this Managed Server will
not be able to use CDROM or Floppy media hosted on Lab Manager's NFS
Storage Servers. Please use the Virtual Infrastucture Client to to add a
VMKernel Network (please see documentation for details). Ignore warnings
and proceed with installation (y/n)? y
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IfyoudidnotsetuptheVMkernelnetworkdescribedonpage 28andyou
wanttostoremediaonNFSstorage,refusetoproceedwiththeinstallation.
AftersettinguptheVMkernelnetwork,starttheprocessofinstallingthe
ManagedServeragentsoftwareagain.
 IfyoudidnotsetuptheVMkernelnetworkdescribedonpage 28andyoudo
notneedtostoremediaonNFSstorage,agreetoproceedwiththeinstallation.
5Typeausernameandpassword.
Enter a username/password that you will use to access this server from
Lab Manager:
> Username [labmanager]: