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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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To create subnets that are associated with a network
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheInfrastructureview.
3ClicktheNetworkicon().
4Clickanetwork.
5ClickCreateSubnet.
6Typetheinformationinthetextboxes.
7ClickSubmit.
Create a Template Profile
Youcancreateatemplateprofile.Youcanselectanoperatingsystem,andspecifytheestimatedcostfora
virtualmachine.
To create a template profile
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheInfrastructureview.
3ClicktheTemplateProfileicon().
4ClickCreate.
5TypetheinformationinthetextboxesandclickNext.
Displayname–Nameofthetemplateprofile
Description–Descriptionofthetemplateprofile
State–Stateofthetemplateprofile
Templatetoclone–SourcetemplatefromvCenterorESXhost
Ongoingmonthlycost(currency)–Monthlycostofcreatingfuturevirtualmachines
Initialsetupcost(currency)–Costassociatedwithsettingupeachvirtualmachinethatuses thistemplate
Usethecurrencyentriestochargebackthroughtemplateprofiles.
6IfyouareusingaWindowstemplate,enterinformationabouttheoperatingsystem.
FullName–Yourname.
Organizationname–Nameofyourorganization(forexample,vmware).
Localadministratorpassword–Ifthetemplatethatyouareregisteringhasalocaladministrator
passwordset,thepasswordyouenterhereisignored.Ifthetemplateyouregistereddoesnothavea
localadministratorpassword,theoneyouenterhereisapplied.
Timezone–Timezoneinwhichthevirtualmachineislocated.
Windowslicensekey–Typethekey,evenifthetemplateusesavolumelicensekey.
Serverlicensingmode–SelecteitherperServerorperSeat.
Numberoflicenses–Minimumnumberoflicensesperserveris5.
7ClickSubmit.
8 SelectthecriteriaoptionsandclickSubmit.
NOTEForalistofguestoperatingsystemsthatsupportimagecustomization,seetheVMwareInfrastructure
CompatibilityMatrixes.