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Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide

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4ClickChangetochangetheprogramfilesdirectoryforLab Manager.

5AcceptthedefaultVMwareLMWebandVMwareLMUserpasswords,orenter

yourownpasswords.

Lab Managercreatestheseaccountsaspartoftheinstallationandgeneratesa

randompasswordforthem.Ifyournetworkhasarestrictivepasswordpolicy,

enterpasswordsthatmeetyourpolicy’s

requirements.

6 SelecttheIPaddressforLab Managertraffic.

IfyouhavemorethanoneactiveNICwithastaticIPaddress,youcanchoose

whichonetouse.

7Ifthesoftwarecannotdetectafullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN),enterone

whenprompted.

ForinformationonFQDN,see“Network”onpage 15.

8 Selectthe

WebsiteforLabManager,orchooseDefaultWebSite.

9EntertheSSLportnumberfortheWebsite.

Thedefaultis443.

10 ClickInstall.

11 ClickFinish.

Initializing and Configuring Lab Manager

YoucanperformthistaskfromtheLab ManagerWebconsoleonanycomputerwith

accesstotheLab ManagerServersystem.ThefirsttimeyouaccesstheWebconsole,a

securitycertificatewarningmightappear.Toavoidthiswarning,useanFQDNor

installanSSLcertificate.See“InstallingorCustomizingthe

SSLCertificate”onpage 22.

To initialize and configure Lab Manager

1FromanymachinewithnetworkaccesstotheLab ManagerServersystem,opena

browserandnavigateto

http://<Lab_Manager_Server_domain_name_or_IP_address>.

TheWebInitializationwizardstarts.

2 Selectyourlocation.

3Enterthecapacitylicensekey.

4Reviewtheoverviewinformation.