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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
8 VMware, Inc.
Figure 1‐1illustratesthecomponentsofLab ManagerandhowitworkswithVMwarevSphere.
Figure 1-1. Lab Manager Components
Overview of Lab Manager Installation Process
Theinstallationprocessinv o lvesthetasksdescribedinTable 1‐1.
vCenter
Server
Lab Manager
Web Console
or SOAP API
Lab Manager
Server
VMware vSphere
ESX/ESXi
servers
shared
storage
HTML
over HTTPS
VM Consoles:
TCP 902, 903
VIM API
FC, iSCSI, or NFS
virtual machines
and media
Table 1-1. Installation Tasks and Descriptions
Task Description
SetupvSphere4.0 SetupESX/ESXi3.5or4.0hostsandvCenter4.0.VMwarerecommendsthatyou
setupatleasttwoESX/ESXihostsbeforesettinguptheLab Manager server.
PreparetoinstallLab Manager Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesurethatitmeetsallsoftwareandhardware
requirements.
CreatetheLab Managerserver
InstalltheLab Manager serversoftware.
Initializeandconfigure
Lab Manager
Configureresources,networking,andotherareasusingtheInitializationwizard.
Backupthepasswordencryption
key
BackupthekeythataffectspasswordsforvCenterServer,ESX/ESXihosts,andthe
SMTPserver.