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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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YoumustconfigureLCMbeforeyoucanuseit.Theconfigurationinvolvessettingupthevirtualmachine
namingconvention,specifyinggroups,andselectingdateandcurrencyformats.Youcanalsoconfigure
role‐basedattributes.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“CheckConfigurationReadiness”onpage 21
“InitialConfigurationofLifecycleManager”onpage 22
“ConfiguretheLCMWebview”onpage 22
“SetApprovalRequirements”onpage 23
“ConfigureArchivingSettings”onpage 23
“ChangeAuthorizationGroups”onpage 23
“ChangetheBaseNameforVirtualMachines”onpage 24
“EnableEmailNotifications”onpage 25
“ConfigureEmailNotificationContent”onpage 25
“ConfigureCurrencyandDateFormats”onpage 26
“CustomizingtheUserInterface”onpage 26
Check Configuration Readiness
Youcancheckwhethertheconfigurationserviceisready.
To check configuration readiness
1InWindows,selectStart>Programs>AdministrativeTools>Services.
2 SelectVMwarevCenterOrchestratorConfigurationandopenthewindow.
IfthestatusisnotStarted,contactyourOrchestratorAdministrator.
Configuring LCM
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