1.1.0
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
LCM Tech Requester 11
LCM Web view, configuration 64
LDAP
browsing credentials 31
connection URL 29
lookup paths 31
LDAP errors
525 33
52e 33
530 33
531 33
532 33
533 33
701 33
773 33
775 33
license, importing vCenter Server license 40
lifecycle process overview 9
load balancing 39
login 26
M
MD5 34
migrating to LCM 1.1 59
migration
backing up database 59
export LCM 1.0.1 configuration 60
import LCM 1.0.1 configuration into LCM
1.0.2 60
installing LCM 1.0.2 60
LCM 1.0.1 60
LCM 1.0.2 61
paths 59
N
non-ASCII characters 21, 34
O
Orchestrator
check configuration readiness 26
configuration 25
control access 51
disable access to workflows 52
disable non-admin access 51
plug-ins 12
troubleshooting 49
Orchestrator server, restarting 49
P
password 27
PBE 34
plug-ins
database 56
Mail plug-in 39
SSH plug-in 40
VMware Infrastructure 3.5 plug-in 57
R
RDP client, system requirements 20
roles 11
roles and tasks mapping 66
runs 44
S
scalability 23
server certificate
CA-signed 36, 37
exporting 36, 37
importing 36
removing 38
self-signed 36
server log
exporting 45
log level 45
service directory 12
service watchdog utility
timeout parameter 41
troubleshooting server restarts 42
services
starting 41
VMware vCenter Orchestrator Server 41
setup guidelines
directory services 23
LDAP server 23
vCenter Server 23
SMTP connection 39
SQL authentication type 36
SSL certificate 29
support 7
system requirements
directory services 20
hardware 19
operating systems 19
supported databases 20
T
terminology 11
timeouts 33
Troubleshooting options
cancel executions 47
clean directories 47
remove executions 47
reset current version 47
suspend tasks 47
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