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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IfyouareusingVMwareLifecycleManager‐Standard1.0.1(LCM1.0.1),youcanmigratetoVMwarevCenter
LifecycleManager1.0.2(LCM1.0.2).
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“BackUpDatabaseTables”onpage 19
“MigratingLCM1.0.1ConfigurationtoLCM1.0.2”onpage 19
Back Up Database Tables
Beforemigrating,VMwarerecommendsthatyoubackupyourLCMdatabasetableandnetworking
database table.
TheLCMdatabasetablecontainsvirtual‐machine‐specificdatathatismanagedbyLCM,suchaswhenthe
virtualmachinewascreated,whocreatedit,andotherspecifications.
Thenetworkingdatabasetablecontainsdatarelatedto
themanagementoftheIPaddresses.
Migrating LCM 1.0.1 Configuration to LCM 1.0.2
ThemigrationisperformedbyrunningworkflowsinLCM1.0.1,whichispoweredbyOrchestrator3.2.1,and
inLCM1.0.2,whichispoweredbyOrchestrator4.0.
Export the LCM 1.0.1 Configuration
TomigratetoLCM1.0.2,youmustfirstexportyourcurrentconfiguration.YouuseOrchestrator3.2.1and
LCM 1.0.1toexporttheconfiguration.Youmustdownloadamigrationpackagefile,whichisinstalledinthe
OrchestratorconfigurationinterfaceandexecutedinLCM.
To export your configuration from LCM 1.0.1
1LogintotheOrchestrator3.2.1configurationinterfaceathttp://<orchestrator_server>:3944.
2On
theGeneraltab,clickInstallApplication.
3ClickBrowseandselectthelcm_migration-export_1_0_2_
<build_number>
.vmoappfile.
4ClickInstall.
Migrating from LCM 1.0.1 to LCM 1.0.2
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NOTEThisprocedureisoptional,butVMwarerecommendsitfordatabasesinaproductionenvironment.
Thebackupproceduredependsonyourdatabasevendor.
NOTEYoumustcompletetheexportprocedureinOrchestrator3.2.1andLCM1.0.1beforeinstalling
Orchestrator4.0andLCM1.0.2onthesamemachine.Orchestrator4.0overwritestheinstallationof
Orchestrator3.2.1.