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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
Approve or Reject Requests for Customization Changes
You can approve or reject a request to change the customization template attributes 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 a customization change is requested.
Procedure
1 Log in to LCM.
2 Click Approvals.
3 Click the entry for the virtual machine that requires change approval.
4 Click Approve Change Request or Reject Change Request 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.
Generate Reports
You can generate reports for various LCM events. For example, reports can display the cost of provisioning
and running a virtual machine. This information helps determine whether a virtual machine should be
approved or rejected.
Procedure
1 Log in to LCM.
2 Click the Reports view.
3 Select the type of report.
4 (Optional) Define the report period.
5 Click Submit.
The report appears in the right pane. You can save the report as an .xml file.
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