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Table Of Contents
- Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing Lab Manager and the Installation Process
- Installation Requirements and Recommendations
- vSphere 4.0 Requirements and Recommendations
- Datastore Requirements and Recommendations
- Lab Manager Server Requirements and Recommendations
- Operating System and Framework
- CPU Speed
- Processor
- Hard Disk
- Memory
- Network
- CD or DVD Drive
- System Clock
- Lab Manager Server Recommendations
- Install IIS on the Lab Manager Server for Windows 2003
- Install IIS 7.0 on the Lab Manager Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Check the Version of an Existing .NET Framework Installation
- Install the .NET Framework on the Lab Manager Server
- Credential Requirements for Connecting to vCenter Server from Lab Manager
- Web Console Access Requirements
- Network Requirements
- Security Requirements and Recommendations
- Installing Lab Manager
- Upgrading to Lab Manager 4.0
- Supported Upgrades
- Upgrading from Lab Manager 3.x
- Upgrading from Stage Manager 1.x
- Upgrading ESX Server
- Index
Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide
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9EntertheSSLportnumberfortheWebsite.
Thedefaultis443.
10 ClickInstall.
11 ClickFinish.
Initialize and Configure Lab Manager
YoucanconfigureLab ManagerWebconsoleonanycomputerwithnetworkaccesstotheLab Managerserver.
ThefirsttimeyouaccesstheWebconsole,asecuritycertificatewarningmightappear.Toavoidthiswarning,
useanFQDNorinstallanSSLcertificate.See“GenerateaCustomSSLCertificate”onpage 19.
To initialize and configure Lab Manager
1From
anymachinewithnetworkaccesstotheLab Managerserver,openabrowserandnavigateto
http://<Lab Manager_Server_domain_name_or_IP_address>.
TheWebInitializationwizardstarts.
2 Selectyourlocation.
3Enteracapacitylicensekey.
4Reviewtheoverviewinformation.
5EnterthefollowingvCenterinformationandclickNext.
vCenterServerIPaddressorhostname
Portnumber
Thedefaultis443.
Usernameandpassword
See“CredentialRequirementsforConnectingtovCenterServerfromLab Manager”onpage 14.
SystemnameforthisLab Managerinstallation
IfyouhavemultipleinstallationsofLab Manager,eachinstallationmusthaveauniquesystemname.
Youcannotchangethisnameatalatertime.See“ChoosingaLab ManagerSystemName”on
page 23.
InstallationID
6 SelectadedicatedresourcepoolforLab Manager.
Youcanselectahostorcluster.Optionally,youcanchangethedisplaynamefortheresourcepoolinthe
Lab Managerenvironment.
7 Selectwhethertousethesameusernameandpasswordforallhosts.
Ifyouusethesameusernameandpassword
forallhosts,entertheusernameandpassword.
Ifyouareusingdifferentusernames,selectthecheckboxesforhoststoenterindividualusernamesand
passwords.
8 Selectthecheckboxesforwhichdatastorestoenable.
9Setupahostspanningtransportnetworktoenablehostspanning.
a SelectEnableHost
SpanningTransportNetwork.
b SelectavNetworkdistributedswitch.
c (Optional)TypeaVLANidentifier.
d (Optional)SelectCustomizeNameandtypeaname.