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Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide
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Web Console Access Requirements
TouseabrowsertoaccesstheLabManagerWebconsole,themachinemusthavethefollowingrequirements:
 MicrosoftInternetExplorerorMozillaFirefox.
ForinformationaboutwhichWebbrowsersaresupportedonwhichclientoperatingsystems,seethe
appendixsectionoftheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
 RoutableaccesstotheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihosts
 1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitor
Set Internet Explorer Options
ToaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsoleusingMicrosoftInternetExplorer,youmustsetsomeoptionsinthe
browser.
To set Internet Explorer options
1InanInternetExplorerbrowserwindow,selectTools>InternetOptions.
2IntheSecuritytab,clickCustomLevel.
3EnablethefollowingoptionsandclickOK.
 DownloadsignedActiveXcontrols
 RunActiveXcontrolsandplug‐ins
 AllowMETAREFRESH
 Activescripting
 Allowpasteoperationsviascript
4ClicktheAdvancedtab.
5 SelectthePlayanimationsinwebpagescheckboxandclickOK.
6IfyouareusingInternetExploreronaWindows2003computer,opentheControlPanelandclickAddor
RemovePrograms.
7ClickAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents.
8DisabletheInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurity
Configurationoption.
Network Requirements
TheLab Managerserversystemincludesmanynetworkcomponentsthatneedtocommunicatewitheach
other.
Configuring Routing
Lab Managerhasthefollowingnetworkconnectivityrequirements:
 Lab ManagerclientmachinesaccessingtheWebconsolemusthaveroutableaccesstotheLab Manager
serverandESX/ESXihosts.Iftheseserversarebehindafirewallandnotdirectlyaccessible,youcanuse
avirtualprivatenetwork(VPN).See“ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 17.
 TheconnectionfromLab ManagertovCentermustbeadirectHTTPSconnectionwithoutaproxyserver.
 DonotuseaNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)devicebetweentheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXi
hosts.ThedevicebreaksthecommunicationbetweentheLab ManagerserverandtheagentLab Manager
installsoneachESX/ESXihost.
 TheLab ManagerserverisnotrequiredtoresideonthesamesubnetastheESX/ESXihosts.
 TheLab ManagerserverrequiresastaticIPaddress.