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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
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Chapter 4 Upgrading to Lab Manager 4.0
Configurations
Lifecycleconfigurationsareavailableintheorganizationandworkspacewithnamesthatmatchtheirservice
andstagenamesinStage Manager.
Archiveconfigurationsareavailableintheconfigurationlibraryfortheorganizationwhosenamematchesthe
servicenameinStage Manager.
Users and Groups
AllStage Managerusers(LDAPandnon‐LDAP)areaddedtotheDefaultorganizationinLab Manager.Ifyou
selectedtheLDAPAllowedGroupsoptioninStage Manager,theupgradealsoaddsthosegroupstothe
Defaultorganization.
Inaddition,Stage Manageruserswithaccesstospecificservicesareaddedtheequivalentorganizationsin
Lab Manager.
Roles and Rights
Stage Managerhasonlytworoles:administratorsandusers(non‐administrators).EachStage Managerservice
hasserviceusersandserviceadministrators.
Lab Managerincludesmorebuilt‐inrolesandallowsyoutoassignrightstotheseroles(orcreatecustomroles)
onadetailedlevel.TheupgradeprocessmapsStage ManagerrolestoLab Managerroles.
For
moreinformationaboutrolesandrightsinLab Manager,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.Becausethe
SystemAdministratorroleinLab Managerispowerful,VMwarerecommendsassigninganewroletosome
userswhowereadministratorsinStage Manager1.x.
Sharing
Lab ManagerallowsmuchgreatercontroloversharingthanStage Manager.Theupgradeprocesssetsthe
sharingpropertiesofLab ManagerobjectstomirrorhowthoseobjectsweresharedinStage Manager.Youcan
changethesharingpropertiesatanytime.
Lifecycleconfigurationsaresharedwithfullcontrolaccesstoallusersintheworkspace.
Archiveconfigurationsaresharedwithfullcontrolaccesstoallusersintheorganization.
Virtualmachinetemplatesaresharedwithreadaccesstoallusersinthesystem.
Mediafilesaresharedwithreadaccesstoallusersinthesystem.
Networking
InLab Manager,physicalnetworksareresourcesthatcanbeassignedtoanorganization.Thenetwork
informationyouprovideinthe Upgradewizard,combinedwiththenetworksettingsinformationfrom
Stage Manager,isusedtocreatethephysicalnetworkassignedtotheDefaultorganization,aswellasallthe
organizationscreatedfromservices.
Lab Managersupportsmultiplephysicalnetworks.Forinformationaboutcreatingadditionalphysical
networksandassigningthosenetworkstoorganizationsandvirtualmachines,seetheLab ManagerUser’s
Guide.
Table 4-2. Mapping Users from Stage Manager 1.x to Lab Manager 4.0
Stage Manager 1.x Role Services Access Lab Manager 4.0 Role
Administrator NA SystemAdministrator
User User ApplicationOwnerwithintheorganizationanditsworkspaces
User Administrator Administratorwithintheorganizationanditsworkspaces