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ThischapterdescribesthetasksthatyoucanperformifyouhavetheLCMApproverrole.Thischapter
includesthefollowingtopics:
 “RequestaVirtualMachine”onpage 17
 “DisplayRequestedVirtualMachines”onpage 18
 “CheckthePowerStateofaVirtualMachine”onpage 19
 “PoweraVirtualMachineOnandOff”onpage 19
 “ConnectingtoaVirtualMachine”onpage 20
 “CreateorReverttoaSnapshot”onpage 20
 “RequesttoExtendtheLifeofaVirtualMachine”onpage 21
 “DecommissionaVirtualMachineImmediately”onpage 21
 “ReviewRequestsforApproval”onpage 21
 “ApproveorRejectRequestedVirtualMachines”onpage 22
 “ApproveorRejectRequeststoExtendtheLifeofaVirtualMachine”onpage 22
 “ApproveorRejectRequestsforCustomizationChanges”onpage 22
 “GenerateReports”onpage 23
Request a Virtual Machine
Tocommissionavirtualmachine,youmustsubmitarequest.Youcanrequestaspecificstartdateoraccept
thefirstavailabledate.
To request a virtual machine
1LogintoLCMandclicktheRequestsview.
2ClickRequest.
3 (Optional)Tospecifyacommissioningdate,selectYesforSetcommissioningdate?andselectadate.
Ifyou
donotspecifyacommissioningdate,thevirtualmachineiscreatedatthefirstavailableopportunity
afterapproval.
4 (Optional)Tospecifyadecommissioningdate,selectYesforSetdecommissioningdate?andselectadate.
Ifyoudonotspecifyadecommissioningdate,thevirtualmachineremainsinserviceuntilitis
decommissionedmanually.
5 (Optional)Specifywhocancontrolthevirtualmachinerequest.
LCM Approver Tasks
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