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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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Chapter 5 Setting Up the Virtual Machine Environment
Create a Domain
Youcanjoinadomainoraworkgroup.
To create a domain
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheInfrastructureview.
3ClicktheDomainicon().
4ClickCreate.
5 Choosewhethertojoinadomainoraworkgroup.
IfyouselectedYes,typethenecessaryinformation.
IfyouselectedNo,typeaworkgroupname.
6Ifyoujoinedadomain,selectanetworkoranarrayofnetworks.
ThenetworksaredefinedontheNetworkview.
7ClickSubmit.
8 SelectthecriteriaoptionsandclickSubmit.
Create a Customization Template
Acustomizationtemplatedefinesthecomputerresourcesavailabletothevirtualmachine.
To create a customization template
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheInfrastructureview.
3ClicktheCustomizationTemplateicon().
4ClickCreate.
5TypeatemplatenameandclickNext.
Thisisthenamethattherequestersees,socreateaneasilyidentifiablename.
6 Select
thememoryinformationandclickNext.
7 SelecttheCPUinformationandclickNext.
8 SelectthedisksharesandclickSubmit.
9 SelectthecriteriaoptionsandclickSubmit.
Relink Unlinked Elements
Youcanrelinkunlinkedinfrastructureelementsautomaticallyormanually.Elementsbecomeunlinkedifthey
havebeenremovedfromvCenter,oriftheirESXhosthasbeenremovedfromvCenter.
To relink unlinked elements
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheInfrastructureview.
3ClicktheUnlinkedElementsicon().