1.0.2
Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Understanding LCM
- Installing LCM
- Migrating from LCM 1.0.1 to LCM 1.0.2
- Configuring LCM
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Initial Configuration of Lifecycle Manager
- Configure the LCM Webview
- Set Approval Requirements
- Configure Archiving Settings
- Change Authorization Groups
- Change the Base Name for Virtual Machines
- Enable Email Notifications
- Configure Email Notification Content
- Configure Currency and Date Formats
- Customizing the User Interface
- Setting Up the Virtual Machine Environment
- Using LCM
- LCM Administrator’s Interface
- Request a Virtual Machine
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Modify Request Options
- 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
- Generate Reports
- Register Virtual Machines with LCM
- Activate Webview Debug Mode
- Relink Tokens to Virtual Machines
- Check Licensing Status
- Export Logs and Application Settings
- Troubleshoot LCM
- Index
Lifecycle Manager Administration Guide
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Lifecycle Manager Architecture
LCMispow eredbyVMwarevCenterOrchestrator4.0.Orchestratorisadevelopmentandprocess‐automation
platformthatprovidesalibraryofextensibleworkflowsforcreatingandrunningautomated,configurable
processestomanagetheVMwarevCenterinfrastructure.YoucanuseOrchestratortocreatecustom
workflowsthatyoucanrunfromLCM.
Orchestrator
exposeseveryoperationinthevCenterServerAPI,allowinguserstointegrateallthese
operationsintotheirautomatedprocesses.Orchestratoralsoallowsintegrationwithothermanagementand
administrationsolutionsthroughitsopenplug‐inarchitecture.
FormoreinformationonOrchestrator,seehttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/orchestrator_pubs.html.
LCM Compatibility with vCenter
LCMworkswithvCenter4.0throughanautomaticcompatibilitymode.OnlyVirtualCenter2.5featuresare
availableincompatibilitymode.LCMisalsocompatiblewithVirtualCenter2.5,update3andVirtualCenter2.5,
update4.BeforeyouinstallLCM,makesurethatyouhavevCenter4.0installedorthecompatibleversionof
VirtualCenter
2.5.
Figure 1-2. Architecture of LCM and Orchestrator
AfteryouinstallLCM,youmustconfigurethefollowingOrchestratorplug‐ins:
VMwareInfrastructure3.5
LCMdatabase
Networkingdatabase
Email
VMware
Infrastructure
3.5
Lifecycle
Manager
database
networking
database
plug-ins
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
Lifecycle
Manager
config
config
email
browser
browser
vCO
database
service
directory
CAUTIONBecauseLCMsupportsvCenter4.0onlyincompatibilitymode,youmustconfigurethe
VMwareInfrastructure3.5plug‐in,andaddyourvCenter4.0serverinit.LCMcanoperateonlywiththe
vCenterinstancesaddedandconfiguredintheVMwareInfrastructure3.5plug‐inintheOrchestrator
configurationinterface.