User`s guide

VMware Stage Manager User’s Guide
22 VMware, Inc.
To access the Stage Manager console
1 ObtainaStage Manageraccount.
Ifyoudonothaveanaccountorneedaccountinformation,seeaStage Manager
administrator.
2OnaWindowsmachineconnectedtotheInternetoryourlocalintranet,opena
browserwindow.
3ToconnecttoaStage ManagerServersystem,navigateto
https://<Stage_Manager_Server_domain_name_or_IP_address>/.
Thefirsttimeyouaccesstheconsole,
anSSLwarningmightappear.Toavoidthis
warning,useafullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN)orasktheStage Manager
administratorformoreinformation.AnFQDNstartswiththecomputername
followedbytheDNSsuffix(forexample,computer_name.mydomain.com).
ToaddthecertificatetoyourtrustedcertificatelistinInternet
Explorer,clickView
CertificateintheSSLalert,andclickInstallCertificate.Forinformationabout
installingacertificate,seetheVMwareStageManagerInstallationGuide.
4Enteryourusernameandpassword.
Reviewing Key Areas of Stage Manager
Thenavigationpaneprovidesaccesstomajorworkingareas:
 ServiceManagement–Serviceoperationsthatincludeoperationsrestrictedto
Stage Manageradministratorandserviceadministrators.
 Monitoring–TheResourceUsageandDeployedMachinesareasappearonlyfor
Stage Manageradministrators.
 Administration–OperationsrestrictedtoStage Manageradministrators.
 Help–ResourcesthatincludeanintroductiontoStageManagerandup‐to‐date
productdocumentationontheVMwareWebsite.
Introduction to Stage Manager in the Web Console
TheGettingStartedpageisthedefaultlandingpageintheWebconsole.Thepage
displaysanoverviewoftheservicelifecycleorpathtoproductionforanITdeliverable.
ReviewtheinformationonStageManagerobjectsanduserroles.
ToopentheServicespageinsteadoftheGettingStartedpage
whenyoulaunchtheWeb
console,clicktheOpenServicesatstartupcheckbox.