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Lifecycle Manager Terminology
LCM uses specific terminology to describe lifecycle events and attributes.
Commission
The creation of a requested virtual machine. The commission time is submitted
during the request process.
Decommission
The requested machine reaches the end of its life. A decommission date is
submitted during the request process. The decommissioned machine can be
archived or deleted.
Extension
Extending the life of a virtual machine that is to be decommissioned. If approval
is required, the request for extension must be approved before the owner of the
virtual machine can continue to use it.
Infrastructure
Attributes such as the network, domain, and datastore affect where the
requested virtual machine is placed in VMware Infrastructure.
Criteria
Attributes attached to a requested virtual machine that are selected during the
request process, such as location, organization, server environment, service
level, and performance. The LCM Administrator maps this information to the
infrastructure.
Template Profile
The profile that is used when a requested virtual machine is cloned.
Customization Template
The template that determines the resources that the requested virtual machine
uses, such as memory reservation, memory limit, CPU shares, and disk shares.
Only the LCM IT Staff, LCM Tech Requester, and LCM Administrator can
modify the customization template.
Placing
The requested virtual machine is created or moved into the infrastructure,
based on the selected criteria and infrastructure.
Role-Based User Interface
LCM has a role-based interface. Users are presented only the options that are relevant to their specific role.
All roles can request a virtual machine.
LCM users can be assigned the following roles:
LCM Administrator
Establishes the criteria used for machine placement and determines how the
criteria convert to sizing or placement values. The LCM Administrator
configures LCM and establishes the placement of virtual machines.
LCM Requester
Can request to extend the life of a created virtual machine. Requesters can
power virtual machines on and off, as well as delegate this control to other
users.
LCM Tech Requester
In addition to doing everything that the requester role can do, the LCM Tech
Requester can customize the settings for the CPU, memory, and shares of the
virtual machine.
LCM Approver
Approves virtual machine deployment and extension requests.
LCM IT Staff
Completes manual placement of approved virtual machines. If a machine
cannot be placed based on the provided criteria, a user with the LCM IT Staff
role must manually choose the sizing and placement of the new machine.
For more information on the tasks that users can perform, see the Lifecycle Manager User's Guide.
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