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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
Lifecycle Manager Administration Guide
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Approvals
Thisviewdisplaysvirtualmachinerequestswaitingforapproval.Requestscanbefilteredbytheirstate.Tasks
inthisviewaretypicallyperformedbytheLCMApproverrole.Formoreinformationaboutusingthisview,
seetheLifecycleManagerUserʹsGuide.
Placement
Thisviewdisplaysvirtualmachinerequestswaitingforplacement.Requestscanbefilteredbytheirstate.
TasksinthisviewaretypicallyperformedbytheLCMITStaffrole.Formoreinformationaboutusingthis
view,seetheLifecycleManagerUserʹsGuide.
Reports
Reportsaregeneratedinthisview.Formoreinformationsee“GenerateReports”onpage 41.
Infrastructure
Theinfrastructureisdeterminedinthisview.Formoreinformationsee“ConfiguringtheInfrastructurefor
RequestedVirtualMachines”onpage 29.
Criteria
Virtualmachinecriteriaoptionsaremodifiedinthisview.Formoreinformationsee“ConfigureCriteriafor
RequestedVirtualMachines”onpage 34.
Configuration
Configurationoptionsaremodifiedinthisview.Formoreinformationsee“ConfiguringLCM”onpage 21.
Administration
Administrationtasksarecompletedinthisview.Formoreinformationsee“RegisterVirtualMachineswith
LCM”onpage 41,“ActivateWebviewDebugMode”onpage 43,“Relink TokenstoVirtualMachines”on
page 43,“CheckLicensingStatus”onpage 43and“ExportLogsandApplicationSettings”onpage 43.
Request a Virtual Machine
Tocommissionavirtualmachine,youmustsubmitarequest.Youcanrequestaspecificstartdateoraccept
thefirstavailabledate.
To request a virtual machine
1LogintoLCMandclicktheRequestsview.
2ClickRequest.
3 (Optional)Tospecifyacommissioningdate,selectYesforSetcommissioningdate?andselectadate.
Ifyou
donotspecifyacommissioningdate,thevirtualmachineiscreatedatthefirstavailableopportunity
afterapproval.
4 (Optional)Tospecifyadecommissioning date,selectYesforSet decommissioningdate?andselectadate.
Selectadatefordecommissioningthevirtualmachine.Bydefault,virtualmachinesaredecommissioned
atmidnight.For
changingthedecommissioningtimesee“ModifytheDecommissioningTime”on
page 38.
Ifyoudonotspecifyadecommissioningdate,thevirtualmachineremainsinserviceuntilitis
decommissionedmanually.