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Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide
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Overview of Lab Manager Installation Process
Theinstallationprocesstakesabout20minutesandinvolvesthetasksdescribedin
Table 2‐1.
VMware Infrastructure Requirements and
Recommendations
Lab ManagersupportsVMwareInfrastructure3StandardandVMwareInfrastructure
3Enterprise.Lab ManagerdoesnotworkwithVMwareInfrastructure3Foundationor
VMwareESXi3.5.
Lab Managerrequires:
 OneormoreESX3.5Update1serversfromtheESXhardwarecompatibility
guides.
 OneVirtualCenter2.5Update1system.
See“GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer
Software”onpage 9.
ForallVMwareInfrastructurerequirements,seetheVMwareInfrastructure
documentationsetandESXhardwarecompatibilityguidesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.
Table 2-1. Installation Tasks and Descriptions
Task Description
SettingupVMware
Infrastructure3
SetupESX3.5Update1andVirtualCenter2.5Update1.
VMwarerecommendsthatyousetupatleasttwoESX hosts
beforesettinguptheLab Manager Serversystem.
Preparingtoinstall
Lab Manager
Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesureitmeetsallsoftw are
andhardwarerequirements.
Creating
theLab Manager
Serversystem
InstalltheLab Manager Serversoftware.
Initializingandconfiguring
Lab Manager
Configureresources,networking,andotherareasinthe
Initializationwizard.
Backingupthepassword
encryptionkey
BackupthekeythataffectspasswordsfortheVirtualCenter
Server,ESXhosts,andSMTPserver.