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6 AttachoneoftheManagedServersystemsyoucreatedtotheLabManagerServer:
 Typeadisplaynameanddescription(optional)fortheManagedServer.
IfthismachineisyourManagedServer,defaultentriesappearinthefields.
 TypetheIPAddressfortheManagedServer.
IfthismachineisyourManagedServer,itsIPaddressautomaticallyappears
inthefield.
 TypetheusernameandpasswordofanaccountwithAdministrator
privilegesforthemachineyouareattachingtotheLabManagerServer.
7 SelecttheVMFSdevicesyouwantthisManagedServertouseforstorage.
ThisstepassumesyousetupyourSANusingtheVIClientforESXServer(see

“VirtualMachineStorage(Datastore)”onpage 19).
Donotselectpartitionsusedinproductionelsewhere.Ifyouarenotputtingthis
ManagedServerintoproductionrightaway,youdonothavetoselectanydevices.
8 CreatethefirstLabManagerAdministratoraccountwithausername,password,
andemailaddress.
LabManager
passwordsrequireatleastsixcharacters.
9 ChoosewhethertoenableSupportLink,afeaturethatsendsusagedatatoVMware
andimprovesproductsupport.
IfyouareoutsideoftheU.S.andenablingSupportLink,youmustconsenttothe
possibletransferofdataoutsideofthecountrywheretheinstallationtakesplace.
10 Before
exitingthewizard,reviewsomeoptionalconfigurationtasksafterlogging
intotheWebconsole:
 Createuseraccounts.
 ConfiguresystemsforLDAPauthentication.
LabManagerhasarepositoryofusersandcanautoimportalistofusersfrom
anLDAPserver.LabManagerimportsLDAPusersasstandardusersby
defaultwithoutadministrativeprivileges.
 Createorimportmachinetemplates.
SeetheVMwareLabManagerUser’sGuidefordetailsonvariousoperations.
11 TypetheusernameandpasswordoftheLabManagerAdministratoraccountyou
createdtologintotheLabManagerconsole.