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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager User’s Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Overview of Lifecycle Manager
- LCM Requester and LCM Tech Requester Tasks
- Request a Virtual Machine
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On and Off
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create or Revert to a Snapshot
- Request to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Decommission a Virtual Machine Immediately
- Request to Change the Virtual Machine Customization Attributes
- LCM Approver Tasks
- Request a Virtual Machine
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On and Off
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create or Revert to a Snapshot
- Request to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Decommission a Virtual Machine Immediately
- Review Requests for Approval
- Approve or Reject Requested Virtual Machines
- Approve or Reject Requests to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Approve or Reject Requests for Customization Changes
- Generate Reports
- LCM IT Staff Tasks
- Request a Virtual Machine
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On and Off
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create or Revert to a Snapshot
- Request to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Decommission a Virtual Machine Immediately
- Request to Change the Virtual Machine Customization Attributes
- Place a Virtual Machine Manually
- Retry a Request
- Validate a Request After Manual Intervention
- Approve or Reject Requests for Customization Changes
- Generate Reports
- Index
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Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
Youcancheckwhetheravirtualmachineispoweredonorofforsuspended.
To check the power state of a virtual machine
1LogintoLCM.
2ClickCatalog.
Theicontotheleftofthevirtualmachineindicatesitspowerstate.
Agreentriangleindicatesthatthevirtualmachineispoweredon.
Aredsquareindicatesthatthevirtualmachineispoweredoff.
Twoparallelyellowbarsindicatethatthevirtualmachineissuspended.
Power a Virtual Machine On and Off
Powercommandsareavailabletotheusersandgroupswhoweregivencontrolwhenthevirtualmachinewas
requested.TheLCMAdministratoralsohasrightstocontrolanyvirtualmachine.
To power a virtual machine on or off
1LogintoLCM.
2ClickCatalogtoviewalistofthevirtualmachines.
3Clickavirtualmachinenameinthecatalog
list.
4Intherightpane,clickCommands.
5ClickPoweronorShutdown.
To suspend a virtual machine
1LogintoLCM.
2ClickCatalogtoviewalistofthevirtualmachines.
3Clickavirtualmachinenameinthecataloglist.
4Intherightpane,clickCommands.
5ClickSuspend.
Connecting to a Virtual Machine
YoucanconnecttoavirtualmachinefromyourWebbrowserorusinganRDPclientapplication.
Onlyusersandgroupswhoweregivencontrolwhenthevirtualmachinewasrequestedcanconnecttothe
virtualmachine.TheLCMAdministratoralsohasrightstoconnecttothevirtualmachine.
Open a Virtual Machine in a Web Browser
FromyourWebbrowser,youcanconnecttoavirtualmachinerunninganyguestoperatingsystem.Toconnect
viayourbrowser,youmusthavetheVMwareWebCenterRemoteMKSPlug‐ininstalledinyourbrowser.
To open a virtual machine in a Web browser
1LogintoLCM.
2ClickCatalogandclickthevirtualmachinenameinthecataloglist.
3In
therightpane,clickCommands.
4ClickOpenconsole.
Thevirtualmachine’sdesktopappearsinanewbrowserwindow.