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Chapter 1 Introducing Lab Manager and the Installation Process

Lab ManagerworkswithvirtualmachinesregisteredwithVirtualCenterand

VMware Infrastructureadmissioncontrols.FormoreinformationaboutVirtualCenter,

seetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html

Guidelines for Installing a VirtualCenter Server and

Lab Manager Server Software

Reviewtheseguidelines:

 Useclusterswiththesamehardwaretogainthegreatestbenefitsfrom

VMware HA,VMwareDRS,andVMwareVMotion.

 InstallLab ManagerServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.

 VMwarerecommendssharedstorage.Alargernumberofhostswithshared

storageallowsLab ManagertotakeadvantageofVMwareInfrastructure

capabilities.Ifyoustorevirtualmachinefilesonlocal(notshared)storage,youcan

onlydeploythevirtualmachinesonthelocalESXhost.

 InstallVirtualCenterServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.Seethetechnicalwhite

paper,RunningVirtualCenterinaVirtualMachine,intheTechnicalResources

sectionoftheVMwareWebsite.

 DonotinstalltheLab ManagerServersoftware onaphysicalorvirtualmachine

thatcontainsVirtualCenterServersoftware.IfyouhaveLab ManagerServerand

VirtualCenterServersoftwareinstalledinseparatevirtualmachines,thesevirtual

machinescanresideonthesameESXhost.

 IftheLab ManagerServersystemrunsinavirtualmachineonanESXhostunder

Lab Managercontrol,certainoperationsaffectallvirtualmachines,suchas

UndeployallVMsandRedeployallVMs.Theseoperationsdonotaffectvirtual

machinesonthesameESXhostthatareoutsideofLab Managercontrol.

For

informationabouttheseoperations,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

CAUTIONVirtualCenterusersmustnotmanipulateportgroupsthatLab Manager

createsbecauseofpotentialconsequencesonfencedconfigurations.IfLab Manager

portgroupchangesoccurintheVirtualCenterServer,afencedconfigurationmightleak

trafficontoapublicnetwork.Lab Managerundeploysallvirtualmachinesassociated

withthatnetworktomitigatethedamage.

For

informationaboutnetworkfencing,configurations,andundeployoperations,see

theLab ManagerUser’sGuide.