3.0
Table Of Contents
- Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing Lab Manager and the Installation Process
- Preparing to Install Lab Manager
- Installing Lab Manager
- Upgrading Lab Manager
- Supported Upgrades
- Before Upgrading
- Installing a VirtualCenter Server
- Undeploying Virtual Machines and Removing Managed Servers
- Backing Up the Lab Manager Database
- Uninstalling the Managed Server Agent Software
- Uninstalling the Program Files for Lab Manager Server
- Installing the Lab Manager Server Software
- Upgrading ESX Server
- Configuring a VirtualCenter Server
- Upgrading and Configuring Lab Manager
- Understanding the Upgrade
- Index
Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide
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12 ClickTestLDAPUpgrade.
IfLab ManagercannotconnecttotheLDAPserver ,modifytheconnection
settingsandtryagain.
IfLab ManagercanconnecttotheLDAPserver,butcannotfindamatchfor
alltheLDAPusersfromLab Manager2.5.x,alistofthemissingusers
displays.Iftheseusersstillexist,youcanaddthemlater.SeetheLabManager
User’sGuide.
13 ClickFinish.
14 WhentheWebconsolelogin
pageappears,typetheusernameandpasswordof
theLab Manageradministratoraccount.
Understanding the Upgrade
Aftertheupgrade,Lab Manager2.5.xuserswillhaveaccesstothesameconfigurations,
virtualmachinetemplates,media,andvirtualmachines.Lab Manageradministrators,
however,shouldbeawareofhowLab Manager2.5.xinformationismappedto
Lab Manager3.0.
Organizations
InLab Manager3.0,usersbelongtoorganizations.Resources(resourcepools,hosts,
datastores,mediastores,andphysicalnetworks)arededicatedtoanorganizationor
sharedbetweenorganizations.Byassigninguserstoorganizations,youcancontrol
whichresourcestheycanaccess.
Inanupgradescenario,Lab Manager3.0createsaDefaultorganizationandassigns
all
usersandresourcestothisorganization.Ifyouwanttotakeadvantageofthebenefits
ofthisfeature,youcanedittheDefaultorganizationorcreateneworganizations.For
moreinformationaboutorganizations,seetheLabManagerUser’sGuide.
Users and Groups
TheupgradeprocessaddsallLab Manager2.5.xusers(LDAPandnon‐LDAP)tothe
Defaultorganization.
IfyouspecifiedLDAPAllowedGroupsinLab Manager2.5.x,theupgradealsoadds
thosegroupstotheDefaultorganization.