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Table Of Contents
Installation Guide
About This Book
Introduction to the Lab Manager Installation
Lab Manager Components
High-Level View of the Installation Process
Using Lab Manager with VirtualCenter Management Server
Enabling High Availability for the Lab Manager Server
Installation Requirements
General Requirements
System Requirements: Lab Manager Server and Managed Server
Configuring IIS and ASP.NET on Lab Manager Server
Client User Machine Requirements
Storage Requirements
Media Storage
Virtual Machine Storage (Datastore)
VMFS Datastore
NFS Datastore
Using Hardware and Software-Initiated iSCSI Storage
Network Requirements
Configuring Routing
Configuring Domains and Permissions
Configuring Firewall Settings
Using Port 514 for Windows Firewall
Gathering Network Information for Installation
IP Addresses for Virtual Machines
Installing Lab Manager
Reviewing the Installation Flow
Setting Up Managed Server Systems
Prerequisites for Managed Server Systems
Verifying the Setup of the ESX Server System
Setting up the VMkernel Network for NFS Storage
Installing the Managed Server Agent Software on ESX Server
Setting Up the Lab Manager Server System
Prerequisites for Lab Manager Server
Security Recommendations
Installing or Customizing the SSL Certificate
Modifying Security Policies
Configuring Internet Explorer on Lab Manager Server
Installing the Lab Manager Server Software
Verifying the ASP.NET Version
Initializing and Configuring Lab Manager
Static IP and DHCP Networking
Checking the Sample Template and Configuration
Configuring NFS Servers
Adding NFS Virtual Machine Storage
Adding and Synchronizing NFS Media Storage
Uninstalling Lab Manager
Uninstalling Lab Manager Server
Uninstalling Managed Server Agent Software
Upgrading Lab Manager
Backing Up the Lab Manager Database
Uninstalling the Program Files for Lab Manager Server
Installing the Managed Server and Lab Manager Server Software
Restoring the Lab Manager Database
Appendix: Troubleshooting the Installation
Error 1720: Windows Installer Package
Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine (MSDE) Installation Fails
Transfer of Managed Server Agent Software to ESX Server Machine Fails
Error 1603: Required Services for Installing Lab Manager
Index
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VMware, Inc.
Enabling High A
vailability for the Lab
Manager Server
To
take
adv
antage
of
VMware
HA
,
VMware
DRS,
or
VMware
VMotion,
install
the
Lab
Manager
Server
component
on
a
virtual
machine
rather
than
a
physical
system.
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