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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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Ifyouareunabletoundeploycertainvirtualmachines,Stage Managerdisplaysanerror.UsetheForce
UndeploycommandtoundeploythevirtualmachinesfromStage ManagerandthenusetheVIClientto
poweroffandremoveeachvirtualmachinefromitsESXhost.
Back Up the Stage Manager Database
VMwarerecommendsbackinguptheStage Manager 1.xdatabaseasaprecaution.Thebackupisonly
necessarytoreverttoStage Managerbeforetheupgradeiscomplete.Theupgradeprocessautomatically
transfersthedatabasecontentstothenewinstallation.
YoucanonlyrestorethedatabasebackupinaStage Manager 1.xenvironment.
To back up the database
Fromthecommandprompt
ontheStage Managerserver,usethefollowingsamplecommandoryourown
backupmethod.
OSQL -S localhost\vsm -E -Q "backup database stagemanager TO DISK='c:\sm_backup.bak'"
Thissamplecommandcreatesthesm_backup.bakfileontheC:\drive.
Uninstall the Stage Manager Program Files
BeforeyoucanupgradetoLab Manager4.0,youmustuninstalltheprogramfilesfortheStage Manager
server.
To uninstall Stage Manager
1LogoutoftheStage ManagerWebconsole.
2OntheStage Managerserver,selectStart>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.
3 SelecttheVMwareStage ManagerprogramandclickChange/Remove.
4 SelectRemoveProgramFilesonly.
ThisselectionpreservestheStage ManagerdatabaseandvirtualmachinesforusewithLabManager4.0.
5ClickFinish.
Upgrade VirtualCenter Server to vCenter Server 4.0
UpgradeyourVirtualCenterServertovCenterServer4.0asdescribedinthevSphereUpgradeGuide.
This operationrequiresdowntimefortheVirtualCenterServerthatyouareupgrading.
Install the Lab Manager Server Software
BeforeyouinstalltheLab Managerserversoftware,makesurethatthesystemmeetstherequirements
outlinedinChapter 2,“InstallationRequirementsandRecommendations,”onpage 9.
ThesoftwareinstallsaninstanceofMicrosoftSQLServer2005ExpressEditionforusewithLab Manager.
To install the Lab Manager Server software
1OnthetargetLab Managerserver,runtheVMware-vCenter-Lab-Manager-4.0.0.<build
number>.exefile.
Theinstaller
checkstomakesurethatyoursystemmeetstheinstallationprerequisites.Ifyoursystem
doesnotmeettheprerequisites,clickthelinkintheMessage #columnformoreinformationabouthow
toresolvetheissue.
2ReviewtheWelcomescreen.
3Acceptthelicenseagreement.