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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
Index
A
administrator tasks 10
application logo, changing 38
architecture 11
automatic placement 14
C
cache plug-in errors 34
callback workflows
adding an operation 43
categories 44
cloneProperties 43
finding related workflows 44
input parameters 43
modifying request results 43
token 43
checking power state 28
commands
Connect 29
Open console 29
Power on 28
Revert to snapshot 30
Snapshot 30
Suspend 28
connecting to virtual machines 29
CPU usage 25
creating reports 30
creating snapshots 30
criteria 20
criteria elements
deleting 21
modifying mapping options 21
renaming 21
custom element, adding 39
custom style sheet
creating 37
modifying 38
custom workflows, allowing access 40
customization examples
allowing manual virtual machine archiving 42
changing UI colors 40
hiding snapshot commands 41
resetting customization changes 43
customization template
creating 20
modifying 25
customizing 37
D
database usage 11
datastore, registering 14
decommissioning time, modifying 25
DHCP 16
disk shares 25
displaying virtual machines 25
domain, joining 19
E
exporting logs and application settings 33
F
feedback 5
G
generating reports 30
glossary 5
I
infrastructure 13
IP address range, creating 17
L
LCM, components 11
LCM Administrator, tasks 23
LCM Approver 9
LCM IT Staff 9
LCM overview 7
LCM Requester 9
LCM Tech Requester 9
licensing status, checking 33
lifecycle process overview 7
M
memory usage 25
missing email notifications 34
modifying customization templates 25
N
navigation element, changing 39
network
creating a range 16
VMware, Inc. 45