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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Understanding LCM
- LCM Installation Process
- Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
- Orchestrator System Requirements
- Install Orchestrator
- Orchestrator Components Setup Guidelines
- Configuring Orchestrator
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Password
- Configure the Network Connection
- Import the vCenter SSL Certificate
- Configuring LDAP Settings
- Password Encryption and Hashing Mechanism
- Configure the Database Connection
- Server Certificate
- Configure the Default Plug-Ins
- Import the vCenter Server License
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Export the Orchestrator Configuration
- Import the Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Maximum Number of Events and Runs
- Change the Web View SSL Certificate
- Define the Server Log Level
- Maintenance and Recovery
- Controlling Orchestrator Access
- Installing and Configuring LCM
- Installing LCM
- Migrating to LCM 1.1
- Configuring LCM
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Initial Configuration of Lifecycle Manager
- Configure the LCM Web View
- Set Approval Requirements
- Configure Archiving Settings
- Change Authorization Groups
- Change the Naming Convention for Virtual Machines
- Enable Email Notifications
- Configure Email Notification Content
- Configure Currency and Date Formats
- Uninstall LCM and Orchestrator
- Index
Figure 1-2. Architecture of LCM and Orchestrator
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Infrastructure
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Lifecycle
Manager
database
networking
database
plug-ins
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
Lifecycle
Manager
config
config
email
browser
browser
vCO
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service
directory
Orchestrator Plug-Ins
After you install LCM, you must configure the following Orchestrator plug-ins:
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VMware Infrastructure 3.5
For adding VMware Infrastructure 3.5 or vCenter 4 instances.
NOTE Because LCM supports vCenter 4.0 only in compatibility mode, you must configure the VMware
Infrastructure 3.5 plug-in, and add your vCenter 4.0 server to it. LCM can operate only with the vCenter
instances added and configured in the VMware Infrastructure 3.5 plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration
interface.
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VMware Lifecycle Manager
For configuring the Lifecycle Manager database.
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Networking
For configuring the networking database.
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Mail
For configuring email notifications.
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