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Chapter 3 Installing Lab Manager
Setting Up the Lab Manager Server
AfterinstallingtheManagedServersystems,setuptheLabManagerServer.TheLab
ManagerServerprovidesWebandSOAPinterfacestointeractwithLabManager.Note
thatLabManagerServerautomaticallyinstallsaninstanceofMicrosoftSQLServer
DesktopEngine(MSDE)forusewithLabManager.
Thissectioncoversthese
topics:
“PrerequisitesforLabManagerServeronpage 31
“SecurityRecommendations”onpage 31
“ConfiguringInternetExplorerontheLabManagerServeronpage 34
“InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware”onpage 36
Prerequisites for Lab Manager Server
InadditiontotheinstallationrequirementsdescribedinChapter 2,reviewthese
prerequisitesfortheLabManagerServer.
ThetargetLabManagerServermusthaveaNICwiththeserequirements:
StaticIPaddress
PhysicallyconnectedNIC(nowirelesscards)
Youmustuseafullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN).CertainfeaturesofLab
Manager,suchasLiveLink,requireanFQDN.
ThisrequirementdoesnotmeanthattheLabManagerServersystemresidesina
domain.See“SettingUpaFQDNfortheServeronpage 35.
Thesystemclockshowsthecurrentdateandtime.
LabManagerServercannotresideonamachinewithMicrosoftSQLServer2005.
Security Recommendations
ReviewtheinformationonSSLcertificatesandenablingahighsecuritypolicy.
NOTE MakesureyourtargetLabManagerServerdoesnotalreadycontainaWindows
sharecalled“VMwareLM.”