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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 Datastore
- Register a Resource Pool
- Create a Resource Pool
- Register a Virtual Machine Folder
- Create a Virtual Machine Folder
- Register a Network or a Port Group Using DHCP
- Register a Network or a Port Group with a Range or a Subnet
- Create a Range or a Subnet for an Existing DHCP Network
- Create an IP Address Range
- Create a Subnet
- 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
User Roles and Permitted Tasks 10
LCM Administrator 10
Lifecycle Manager Architecture 11
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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 20
3
Using LCM 23
Request a Virtual Machine 23
Display Requested Virtual Machines 25
Modify Request Options 27
Check the Power State of a Virtual Machine 28
Power a Virtual Machine On or Off 28
Suspend a Virtual Machine 28
Connecting to a Virtual Machine 29
Create a Snapshot 30
Revert to a Snapshot 30
Generate Reports 30
Registering Virtual Machines with LCM 30
Activate Web View Debug Mode 33
Relink Tokens to Virtual Machines 33
Check Licensing Status 33
Export Logs and Application Settings 33
Troubleshooting LCM 34
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Customizing LCM 37
Customizing the User Interface 37
Customization Examples 40
Callback Workflows 43
Index 45
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