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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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To suspend a virtual machine
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClickCatalogtoviewalistofthevirtualmachines.
3Clickavirtualmachinenameinthecataloglist.
4Intherightpane,clickCommands.
5ClickSuspend.
Connecting to a Virtual Machine
YoucanconnecttoavirtualmachinefromyourWebbrowserorusinganRDPclientapplication.
Open a Virtual Machine in a Web Browser
FromyourWebbrowser,youcanconnecttoavirtualmachinerunninganyguestoperatingsystem.Toconnect
viayourbrowser,youmusthavetheVMwareWebCenterRemoteMKSPlug‐ininstalledinyourbrowser.
To open a virtual machine in a Web browser
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheCatalogviewandclickthevirtualmachine
nameinthecataloglist.
3Intherightpane,clickCommands.
4ClickOpenconsole.
Thevirtualmachine’sdesktopappearsinanewbrowserwindow.
Use Remote Desktop to Connect to a Virtual Machine
YoucanopenaWindowsvirtualmachineusinganRDPclientapplication.Theclientsoftwaremustbe
installedonyourcomputer.
To open a virtual machine in a remote desktop
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheCatalogviewandclickavirtualmachinenameinthecataloglist.
3Intherightpane,clickCommands.
4ClickConnect.
YourRDP
applicationopensandthevirtualmachine’sdesktopappearsintheRDPclient.
Create or Revert to a Snapshot
Asnapshotcapturesthestatesofavirtualmachine’sharddrives.Youcanusethesnapshottoreturntothe
savedstate.Asnapshotdoesnotcapturethevirtualmachineʹsmemoryandpowerstate.
To create a snapshot of a virtual machine
1LogintoLCMasanadministrator.
2ClicktheCatalogviewandclickavirtualmachine
nameinthecataloglist.
3Intherightpane,clickCommands.
4ClickSnapshot.