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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
Contents
About This Book 5
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Understanding LCM 7
Lifecycle Manager Process 7
Lifecycle Manager Terminology 9
Role-Based User Interface 9
LCM Administrator 10
Lifecycle Manager Architecture 10
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Setting Up the Virtual Machine Environment 13
Configuring the Infrastructure for Requested Virtual Machines 13
Configuring the Criteria for Requested Virtual Machines 19
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Using LCM 21
Request a Virtual Machine 21
Display Requested Virtual Machines 23
Modify Request Options 25
Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine 26
Power a Virtual Machine On or Off 26
Suspend a Virtual Machine 26
Connecting to a Virtual Machine 26
Create a Snapshot 27
Revert to a Snapshot 28
Generate Reports 28
Registering Virtual Machines with LCM 28
Activate Web View Debug Mode 30
Relink Tokens to Virtual Machines 30
Check Licensing Status 31
Export Logs and Application Settings 31
Troubleshooting LCM 31
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Customizing LCM 33
Customizing the User Interface 33
Callback Workflows 36
Index 39
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