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
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Chapter 4 Upgrading Lab Manager
Roles and Rights
Lab Manager2.5.xhadonlytworoles:administratorsandusers(nonadministrators).
Lab Manager3.0includesmorebuilt‐inrolesandallowsyoutoassignrightstothese
roles(orcreatecustomroles)onadetailedlevel.Theupgradeprocessmaps
Lab Manager2.5.xrolestoLab Manager3.0roles.
Formoreinformationaboutrolesand
rightsinLab Manager3.0,seetheLabManager
User’sGuide.BecausetheadministratorroleinLab Manager3.0ispowerful,VMware
recommendsassigninganewroletosomeuserswhowereadministratorsin
Lab Manager2.5.x.
Sharing
Lab Manager2.5.xobjects(virtualmachinetemplates,configurations,andmediafiles)
wereeithersharedwithallusersintheinstallation,orprivate.Lab Manager3.0allows
muchgreatercontroloversharing.
ObjectsthatwereprivateinLab Manager2.5.xremainprivateinLab Manager3.0.
ObjectsthatweresharedinLab Manager2.5.xaresharedwith
allusersinthe
Lab Manager3.0Defaultorganization,withFullControlaccessrights.
Table 4-2. Mapping Users from Lab Manager 2.5.x to Lab Manager 3.0
Lab Manager
2.5.x Role
Hide Template
Management from
User Setting
Hide High I/O
Operations from
User Setting Lab Manager 3.0 Role
Administrator NA NA Administrator
User notselected notselected TemplateCreator
User selected notselected ApplicationOwner
User notselected selected TemplateCreator
(customizedtoremove
highI/Orights)
User selected selected ApplicationOwner
(customizedtoremove
highI/Orights)