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
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Chapter 2 Installing LCM
Supported Browsers
YoumustuseoneofthefollowingbrowserstoconnecttoLCM:
MicrosoftInternetExplorer7
MozillaFirefox3.0.x(wherexis8orlater)
Toconnecttoavirtualmachineusingaremotedesktopapplication,youmusthaveRemoteDesktop
Protocol (RDP)clientsoftwareinstalledonyourworkstation.
Toconnecttoavirtualmachinethroughyourbrowser,youmustusetheVMwareWebCenterRemoteMKS
Plug‐in,which
iscompatiblewiththefollowingbrowsersandoperatingsystems:
MicrosoftInternetExplorer7onWindowsXPorWindowsServer2003
MozillaFirefox3onWindowsXP,WindowsServer2003,orLinux
Install Lifecycle Manager
OrchestratormustberunningtoinstallLCM.
To install LCM
1LogintotheOrchestratorconfigurationinterfaceathttp://<orchestrator_server>:8282.
2OntheGeneraltab,clickInstallApplication.
3ClickChooseandbrowsetoselectthevmo_lifecycle_1_0_2_
<build_number>
.vmoappfile.
4ClickInstall.
5OntheLicencestab,typetheLCMserialnumberandclickApplychanges.
Configure Plug-ins
YoumustconfiguretheOrchestratorplug‐insthatareinstalledwithLCM.
Configure Database Options
YoumustconfiguretheoptionsfortheLCMdatabasetableandthenetworkingdatabasetable.TheLCM
databasetablecontainsvirtual‐machine‐specificdatathatismanagedbyLCM,suchaswhenthevirtual
machinewascreated,whocreatedit,andotherspecifications.Thenetworkingdatabasetablecontainsdata
relatedto
themanagementoftheIPaddresses.
To configure database options
1LogintotheOrchestratorconfigurationinterfaceathttp://<orchestrator_server>:8282.
2OntheVMwareLifecycleManagerandNetworkingtabs,selectthedatabaseconnectiontype.
3ClickApplychanges.
Option Description
Custom (Recommended)Selectthisoptiontostoreplug‐inspecificdatainadatabase
differentfromtheOrchestratordatabase.
Dependingonthetypeofdatabaseyouareconnectingto,therequired
informationmightvary.Foralistoftheconnectionparametersthatyoumightbe
requiredtospecify,seethevCenter
OrchestratorInstallationandConfigurationGuide.
SameasvCO Selectthisoptiontostoreplug‐inspecificdataintheOrchestratordatabase.
Built‐in Notsupported.