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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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Contents
AboutThisBook 5
1 OverviewofLifecycleManager 7
LifecycleProcess 7
LifecycleManagerTerminology 7
LifecycleManagerRoles 8
LCMRequesterRole 8
LCMTechRequesterRole 8
LCMApproverRole 8
LCMITStaffRole 9
SystemRequirements 9
LogIntoLCM 9
2 LCMRequesterandLCMTechRequesterTasks 11
RequestaVirtualMachine 11
DisplayRequestedVirtualMachines 13
CheckthePowerStateofaVirtualMachine 14
PoweraVirtualMachineOnandOff 14
ConnectingtoaVirtualMachine 14
OpenaVirtualMachineinaWebBrowser 14
UseRemoteDesktoptoConnecttoaVirtualMachine 15
CreateorReverttoaSnapshot 15
RequesttoExtendthe
LifeofaVirtualMachine 15
DecommissionaVirtualMachineImmediately 16
RequesttoChangetheVirtualMachineCustomizationAttributes 16
3 LCMApproverTasks 17
RequestaVirtualMachine 17
DisplayRequestedVirtualMachines 18
CheckthePowerStateofaVirtualMachine 19
PoweraVirtualMachineOnandOff 19
ConnectingtoaVirtualMachine 20
OpenaVirtualMachineinaWebBrowser 20
UseRemoteDesktoptoConnecttoaVirtualMachine 20
CreateorReverttoaSnapshot 20
RequesttoExtendthe
LifeofaVirtualMachine 21
DecommissionaVirtualMachineImmediately 21
ReviewRequestsforApproval 21
ApproveorRejectRequestedVirtualMachines 22
ApproveorRejectRequeststoExtendtheLifeofaVirtualMachine 22
ApproveorRejectRequestsforCustomizationChanges 22
GenerateReports 23