1.0.2
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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Index
A
administrator tasks 11
approval modes 23
architecture 12
archive settings 23
authorization groups 23
B
base name 24
C
checking power state 39
commands
Connect 40
Open console 40
Power on 39
Revert to snapshot 41
Snapshot 40
Suspend 40
configuring Webviews 22
connecting to virtual machines 40
CPU usage 37
creating reports 41
creating snapshots 40
criteria 34
customization templates, modifying 37
D
database usage 13
date and currency format 26
disk shares 37
E
email notification type 25
exporting logs and application settings 43
G
generating reports 41
I
importing a virtual machine 41
initial configuration 22
installing LCM 17
Windows prerequisites 16
L
LCM Administrator 11
LCM Approver 11
LCM IT Staff 11
LCM Requester 11
LCM Tech Requester 11
lifecycle process overview 10
M
mapping roles and tasks 24
memory usage 37
migrating from LCM 1.0.1 19
modifying customization templates 37
O
Orchestrator 12
custom categories 28
installing and configuring 15
P
power state, checking 39
powering on virtual machines 39
R
RDP client
opening virtual machines 40
system requirements 17
reports, generating 41
requesting virtual machines 36–37
resource allocation 37
reverting to snapshots 41
roles 11
S
Service Directory 13
snapshots
creating 40
reverting 41
suspending virtual machines 40
T
templates, modifying 37
V
vCenter compatibility 12
virtual machines
checking power state 39
connecting 40
opening in RDP client 40