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Lifecycle Manager Administration Guide
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To edit authorization groups
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheConfigurationview.
3ClickEditAuthorizationGroups.
4UnderManagementGroups,selectortypeappropriatevaluesforthegroups.
5UnderRequesterGroups,selectortypeappropriatevaluesforthegroups.
6ClickSubmit.
Roles and Tasks
Table 4‐1describeshowrolesaremappedtotasks.TasksmarkedwithanOcanbeperformedonlybythe
owneroftherequest.
Change the Base Name for Virtual Machines
Youcanchangethenamingconventionforavirtualmachine.Thedefaultislcm‐####.
To change the base name of your virtual machines
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheConfigurationview.
3ClickEditBaseName.
4UnderVMNamingConvention,intheNametextbox,typethenamingconvention.
5 Choosewhethertoallowausertochange
avirtualmachinename.
IfyouselectYes,eithertheLCMApproverortheLCMITStaffcanchangethevirtualmachinenamewhen
approvingarequest.
6ClickSubmit.
Table 4-1. Roles and Permitted Tasks
LCM
Admin
LCM IT
Staff
LCM
Approver
LCM Tech
Requester
LCM
Requester
Create infrastructure elements X
Map infrastructure elements with criteria X
Configure email notifications X
Generate reports XXX
Request virtual machines XXX XX
Approve virtual machine requests XX
Set up virtual machines XX
Request extensions XOOOO
Approve extensions XX
Choose customization templates XO O
Approve customization templates XX
Approve customization change requests XXX
Decommission virtual machines XOOOO
Delete a request or a token X
Import existing virtual machines X