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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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Initial Configuration of Lifecycle Manager
YoumustcompletetheinitialconfigurationofLCMwhenyourunLCMforthefirsttime.
To complete the initial configuration of LCM
1StarttheOrchestratorServer.
aLogintohttp://<orchestrator_server>:8282.
bClickStartupOptions.
cClickStartservice.
2Gotohttp://<orchestrator_server>:8280/vmo/lifecycletologintoLCMforthefirsttime.
Youneedtologinwiththecredentialsofauserwhoisamemberoftheadministratorgroupthatis
selectedinOrchestrator.
3 SelectwhetheryouwanttomigratefromLCM1.0.1andclickNext.
IfyouselectYes,see“ImporttheLCM1.0.1ConfigurationintoLCM1.0.2”onpage 20.
IfyouselectNo,continuewiththenextstep.
4Editthedefaultvirtualmachinenamingconvention.
Thedefaultislcm‐0001,lcm‐0002,andsoon.
5 ChoosewhethertoallowapproversandITstafftomanuallyoverwritethedefaultname.
6 Selectacurrencyfromthedrop‐downmenu.
7 Selectthedateformatthatyouwanttouse.
8AcceptthedefaultsettingforadvancedoptionsandclickNext.
Youcanedittheadvancedoptionslater.
9SpecifywhichgroupsbelongtothedifferentrolesandclickNextwhenyouaredone.
YoucantypethefirstfewlettersofthegroupnameandtheLDAPsearchmatchesthechoices,oryoucan
clickSearchtobrowsetheLDAPinventory.
10 Accepttheapprovals,archiving,andnotificationdefaultsandclickSubmit.
Youcanchangethesevalueslater. TheLCMWebviewisstarted.
11 LogintoLCMagainastheLCMAdministrator.
TheLCMAdministratormustbeamemberoftheLCM
Administratorsgroupthatyoujustconfigured.
Configure the LCM Webview
TheWebUIofanapplicationiscalledaWebview .Forexample,thefrontendofLCMisaWebview.Youcan
configuretheLCMWebview.
To edit the Webview configuration
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheConfigurationview.
3Intheleftpane,clickEditAdvancedConfiguration.
CAUTIONDonotchangetheLDAPsettingsinOrchestratoraftersubmittingtheconfiguration.Thiscan
resultinaseriouserror,thatrequiresusingabackupforrecovery.