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Chapter 2 Using the Stage Manager Web Console
Sample Service, Configuration, and Template in Stage Manager
TheStage ManagerWebconsoleprovidestheSampleService,SampleConfiguration,
andttylinux‐4‐ESX3objects.Usethisservice,configuration,andtemplatetoseehow
operationsoccurwithoutthetime‐consumingprocessofcreatingobjectsfromscratch.
Thefirsttimeyoudeployatemplateorconfigurationtoviewavirtualmachine
console,
youmustfollowtheinstructionstoinstalltheActiveXcontrol.See“A c c e s s i n g aVirtual
MachineConsolefortheFirstTime”onpage 145.
AftertheActiveXinstallation,youcanlogintoavirtualmachineconsoleofthesample
templateasrootandusepasswordasthepassword.
Reviewing User Roles
StageManagerprovidestheseuserroles:
 Stage Manageradministrator–Individualswhoarelikelytomaptothe
VMware Infrastructureadministratorroleinmostorganizations.The
responsibilitiesoftheStage Manageradministratorspanstheentire
Stage Managerinstallation.OnlyStage Manageradministratorscancreate
servicesandtemplates.
 Serviceadministrator–Individualsresponsibleforthedeliveryofaparticular
servicetothelargerorganization.Theycanworkwithconfigurationsinallstages
oftheparticularservice,butcannotaccessservicesoutsidehisadministration.
 Serviceuser–Developersorotherswhohaveaccesstoalimitedsetofstagesina
particularservice,butdonothavepermissiontoaltertheproduction
infrastructure.
OnlyStageManageradministratorscancreateandmodifyusers.See“Managing
Users”onpage 64.
Setting User Preferences
Yousetarangeofuserpreferences.UsethePreferenceslinkintheupper‐rightcorner
ofanypage(nexttotheLogoutlink)toaccesssettingsintheDefaultstabandChange
Passwordtab.
TheDefaultstabincludesdefaultdisplayanddeploymentoptions.