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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
LCM Tech Requester Role
An LCM Technical Requester is an advanced LCM Requester.
In addition to the tasks that an LCM Requester can perform, the LCM Tech Requester can customize the settings
for the CPU, memory, and shares, of the virtual machine.
LCM Approver Role
An LCM Approver approves or rejects requests.
The LCM Approver is notified by email about new requests if email notifications are enabled.
An LCM Approver can perform certain tasks.
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Review the catalog of requested virtual machines.
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Receive requests for new virtual machines. Each request is presented with the fixed cost of the virtual
machine, so the LCM Approver can determine the cost per day of using the virtual machine.
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Receive requests to extend the life of an existing virtual machine.
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Receive requests to approve changes in the settings for CPU, memory, and shares of existing virtual
machines.
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Generate reports.
LCM IT Staff Role
An LCM IT Staff user manually deploys approved virtual machines.
The LCM IT Staff user is notified by email about new requests if email notifications are enabled. If the choice
of criteria for a request is not resolved, the LCM IT Staff user can provide the missing placement or configuration
information to complete the request.
An LCM IT Staff user can perform certain tasks.
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Modify virtual machine names.
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Approve or reject virtual machine customization settings for the CPU, memory, and shares.
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Retry placing a request that has previously failed.
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Validate a request after manual intervention.
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Generate reports.
Supported Browsers
The LCM user interface requires a Web browser.
You must use one of the following browsers to connect to LCM.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19 or 3.6.x
To connect to a virtual machine through your browser, you must use the VMware WebCenter Remote MKS
Plug-in, which is compatible with the following browsers and operating systems:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7 on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19 or 3.6.x on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7,
or Linux
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