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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing LCM
- Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
- Orchestrator Components Setup Guidelines
- Install Orchestrator
- Configuring Orchestrator
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Password
- Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Network Connection
- Change the Default Configuration Ports on the Orchestrator Client Side
- 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
- 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
- Upgrading Orchestrator and LCM
- Uninstall LCM and Orchestrator
- Index
L
LCM
check configuration readiness 67
components 15
configuration 67
LCM Administrator 14
LCM Approver 13
LCM IT Staff 13
LCM overview 11
LCM Requester 13
LCM Tech Requester 13
LCM Web view, configuration 68
LDAP
browsing credentials 36
connection URL 34
lookup paths 36
SSL certificate 35
LDAP errors
525 38
52e 38
530 38
531 38
532 38
533 38
701 38
773 38
775 38
license, importing vCenter Server license 47
lifecycle process overview 11
load balancing 45
login 28
M
MD5 38
N
non-ASCII characters 25, 39
O
Orchestrator
check configuration readiness 28
configuration 27
control access 59
disable access to workflows 60
disable non-admin access 59
plug-ins 15
troubleshooting 57
Orchestrator server, restarting 57
P
password 29
PBE 38
plug-ins
LCM database 65
Mail plug-in 45
networking database 66
removing a plug-in 47
SSH plug-in 45
vCenter Server plug-in 46
R
RDP client, system requirements 20
roles 13
roles and tasks mapping 14
runs 52
S
scalability 23
server certificate
CA-signed 41, 42
exporting 42, 43
importing 41
removing 43
self-signed 41, 42
server log
exporting 53
log level 53
service directory 15
service watchdog utility
timeout parameter 49
troubleshooting server restarts 50
services
starting 48
VMware vCenter Orchestrator Server 48
setup guidelines
directory services 23
LDAP server 23
vCenter Server 23
SMTP connection 45
SQL authentication type 40
SSL certificate 32
support 7
system requirements
directory services 20
hardware 19
operating systems 19
supported databases 20
T
terminology 13
timeouts 37
Troubleshooting options
cancel runs 55
clean directories 55
remove runs 55
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