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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager User's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Overview of Lifecycle Manager
- LCM Requester and LCM Tech Requester Tasks
- Request a Virtual Machine as an LCM Requester
- Request a Virtual Machine as an LCM Tech Requester
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On or Off
- Suspend a Virtual Machine
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create a Snapshot
- Revert to a Snapshot
- Request to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Decommission a Virtual Machine Immediately
- Request to Change the Virtual Machine Customization Attributes
- LCM Approver Tasks
- Request a Virtual Machine as an LCM Approver
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On or Off
- Suspend a Virtual Machine
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create a Snapshot
- Revert to a Snapshot
- Request to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Decommission a Virtual Machine Immediately
- Review Requests for Approval
- Approve or Reject Requested Virtual Machines
- Approve or Reject Requests to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Approve or Reject Requests for Customization Changes
- Generate Reports
- LCM IT Staff Tasks
- Request a Virtual Machine as an LCM IT Staff User
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Power a Virtual Machine On or Off
- Suspend a Virtual Machine
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine
- Create a Snapshot
- Revert to a Snapshot
- Request to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
- Decommission a Virtual Machine Immediately
- Request to Change the Virtual Machine Customization Attributes
- Deploy a Virtual Machine Manually
- Retry a Request
- Validate a Request After Manual Intervention
- Approve or Reject Requests for Customization Changes
- Generate Reports
- Index
Review Requests for Approval
You can view the list of virtual machines waiting for approval.
Procedure
1 Log in to LCM.
2 Click Approvals.
The virtual machines requesting approval are listed in the left pane.
3 Click a virtual machine name to view configuration and status information.
Approve or Reject Requested Virtual Machines
You can approve or reject virtual machine requests if the LCM Administrator has configured LCM to require
an approval. If the LCM Administrator has enabled email notifications, you receive a notification when a virtual
machine is requested.
Procedure
1 Log in to LCM.
2 Click Approvals.
3 Review the details for the requested virtual machine, and then click Approve Request or Reject
Request in the right pane.
4 In the Comment text box, type a comment explaining your decision to reject or approve the request.
5 (Optional) If the Virtual Machine Name options are available, type values as needed.
6 Click Submit.
If the virtual machine is approved and no information is missing, it is created at the scheduled time and date.
You can log in to the vSphere Client to monitor the progress.
Approve or Reject Requests to Extend the Life of a Virtual Machine
You can approve or reject a request to extend the life of a virtual machine if the LCM Administrator has
configured LCM to require an approval. If the LCM Administrator has enabled email notifications, you receive
a notification when an extension is requested.
Procedure
1 Log in to LCM.
2 Click Approvals.
3 Click the entry for the extension request that requires approval.
4 Click Approve Extension or Reject Extension in the right pane.
5 In the Comment text box, type a comment explaining your decision to reject or approve the request.
6 Click Submit.
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