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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Understanding LCM
- Setting Up the Virtual Machine Environment
- Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines
- Automatic Placement
- Register a Resource Pool
- Create a Resource Pool
- Register a Datastore
- Register a Virtual Machine Folder
- Create a Virtual Machine Folder
- Register a Network
- Create an IP Address Range
- Create Subnets
- Create a Template Profile
- Join a Domain or a Workgroup
- Create a Customization Template
- Relink Unlinked Elements
- Configuring the Criteria for Requested Virtual Machines
- Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines
- Using LCM
- Request a Virtual Machine
- Display Requested Virtual Machines
- Modify Request Options
- 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
- Generate Reports
- Registering Virtual Machines with LCM
- Activate Web View Debug Mode
- Relink Tokens to Virtual Machines
- Check Licensing Status
- Export Logs and Application Settings
- Troubleshooting LCM
- Customizing LCM
- Index
Table 3-2. Virtual Machine Request Status Icons (Continued)
Icon State
The virtual machine is waiting for creation.
The virtual machine is waiting to be deployed by an LCM IT Staff user.
The virtual machine is being created.
The virtual machine is created.
An error occured during the virtual machine creation.
An error occured during the virtual machine archiving.
An error occured during the virtual machine deletion.
A request to prolong the request time is submitted.
A request to extend the provisioning time is submitted.
A request to change an attribute of the virtual machine is submitted.
A request to change a financial attribute of the virtual machine is submitted.
A request to change a customization attribute of the virtual machine is submitted.
A change is applied - the virtual machine is updated with a new configuration.
The virtual machine is provisioned.
The virtual machine can operate.
The virtual machine is unavailable.
The virtual machine is decommissioned.
The virtual machine request is finished.
Modify Request Options
You can change the attributes of a virtual machine request.
Procedure
1 Log in to LCM as an administrator.
2 Click the Catalog view.
3 Select a requested virtual machine in the left pane.
4 Select an option from the right pane.
Option Description
Decommission
Decommission the virtual machine.
Extension
Request an extension for the virtual machine.
Change Request
Modify request resources.
Edit
Modify provisioning and decommissioning dates.
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