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VMware® Lab Manager Installation Guide
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Initializing and Configuring Lab Manager
AfterinstallingtheLabManagerServer,initializeandconfiguretheLabManager
systembyaccessingitfromaWebbrowser.Youcanperformthistaskontheserver
consoleoryourdesktop.TheinitializationprocessinvolvestheAdministratoraccount,
licensing,storageservers,networkparametersfornewvirtualmachinescreatedinLab
Manager,attachmentofaManagedServer,andsupportsetup.
LabManagersendsthecustomerIDtoVMwareatthebeginningandtheendofthe
initializationwizard.
To initialize and configure Lab Manager
1Fromanymachinewithnetworkaccesstothe LabManagerServer,launchInternet
Explorerandgoto
http://<LabManagerServerIPaddressorname>
Youcanalsolaunchthesamepagefromthedesktopbydoubleclickingthe
VMwareLabManagericon.
IfyoureceiveSSLwarnings,see“A c c e s s i n g theLabManagerConsole”inthe
VMwareLabManagerUser’sGuide.
2IntheWebInitializationwizard,selectthelocationwheretheinstallationprocess
istakingplace.
3Accept
thelicenseagreement.
4Browseandselectthefilewiththelicensekey.
Thewizardpresentsinformationonstorageservers,networkparametersfor
virtualmachinescreatedinLabManager,andManagedServersystems.Notethat
thedefaultserverformediastorage(\\<LabManagerServerIP
address>\VMwareLM)residesontheLabManager
Serverharddisk.
5Specifythedetailsforthenetworkenvironment:
SpecifytheIPrangeandrelatedinformation.
Ifyouneedinformationonyournetwork,consultyourNetworkIT
Administrator.LabManagerautomaticallyassignsIPaddressesreservedfor
thenewvirtualmachines.
IfyouhaveotherinstallationsofLabManageronyournetwork,youcanedit
theInstallationIDifitconflictswiththeIDofanotherinstallation.
TheInstallationIDaffectstheuniqueMACaddressesrequiredtodeploy
virtualmachines.