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VMware® Lab Manager Installation
Guide
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Contents
Preface 5
1Introductiontothe
LabManagerInstallation 9
LabManagerComponents 10
High‐LevelViewoftheInstallationProcess 11
2InstallationRequirements 13
GeneralRequirements 14
SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerand
ManagedServer 15
GuestOperatingSystemRequirements 17
ClientUserMachineRequirements 18
StorageRequirements 19
MediaStorage 19
VirtualMachineStorage(Datastore) 19
NetworkRequirements 20
ConfiguringRouting 20
ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions 20
ConfiguringFirewallSettings 21
GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation 22
IPAddressesforVirtualMachines 22
ConfiguringIISandASP.NETonaLabManagerServer 22
UsingLabManagerwithVirtualCenter
ManagementServer 23
3InstallingLabManager 25
ReviewingtheInstallationFlow 26
SettingUpManagedServerSystems 27
PrerequisitesforManagedServerSystems 27
VerifyingtheSetupoftheESXServerSystem 27
ConfiguringAdditionalMediaStorage(NFS)PriortoInstallingthe
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InstallingtheManagedServerAgentSoftwareonESXServer 29
SettingUptheLabManagerServer 31
PrerequisitesforLabManagerServer 31
SecurityRecommendations 31
InstallingorCustomizingtheSSLCertificate 32
ModifyingSecurityPolicies 34
ConfiguringInternetExplorerontheLabManagerServer 34
SettingUpaFQDNfortheServer 35
InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware 36
VerifyingtheASP.NETVersion 37
InitializingandConfiguringLabManager 38
CheckingtheSampleTemplateandConfiguration 40
AddingandSynchronizingLabManagerServer
withNFSMediaStorage 41
UninstallingLabManager 42
UninstallingManagedServerAgentSoftware 42
UninstallingLabManagerServer 42
TroubleshootingtheInstallation 45
Error1720:WindowsInstallerPackage 46
MicrosoftSQLDesktopEngine(MSDE)InstallationFails 46
TransferofManagedServerAgentSoftwaretoESXServerMachineFails 47
Error1603:RequiredServicesforInstallingLabManager 47
Index 49

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ThisprefaceprovidesinformationabouttheVMwareLabManagerInstallationGuideand
linkstoVMware®technicalsupportandeducationalresources.
Thisprefacecontainsthefollowingtopics:
“A b o u t ThisBook”onpage 5
“TechnicalSupportandEducationResources”onpage 6
About This Book
TheVMwareLabManagerInstallationGuidedescribesinstallationandconfiguration
tasksforLabManager2.4.
Intended Audience
Theguideisintendedforexperienceddevelopersandtestersofsoftwareapplications.
Thisdocumentassumestheuserhassomefamiliaritywiththesetopics:
Virtualmachinetechnology
Basicconceptsofdistributed,multitieredsystems
Currentdevelopmentandtestingpractices
WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems
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Document Feedback
Ifyouhavecommentsaboutthisdocumentation,submityourfeedbackto:
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Conventions
Table P‐1illustratesthetypographicconventionsusedinthismanual.
Technical Support and Education Resources
Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.
Self-Service Support
UsetheVMwareTechnologyNetwork(VMTN)forself‐helptoolsandtechnical
information:
Productinformation–http://www.vmware.com/products/
Technologyinformation–http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/technology
Documentation–http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs
VMTNKnowledgeBase–http://www.vmware.com/support/kb
Discussionforums–http://www.vmware.com/community
Usergroups–http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html
FormoreinformationabouttheVMwareTechnologyNetwork,goto
http://www.vmtn.net.
Table P-1. Conventions in this Manual
Style Elements
Blue(onlineonly) Cross‐referencesandemailaddresses
Blueboldface(onlineonly) Links
Blackboldface Userinterfaceelementssuchasbuttonnamesandmenuitems
Monospace Commands,filenames,directories,andpaths
Monospace bold Userinput
Italic Documenttitles,glossaryterms,andoccasionalemphasis
<Name>Variableandparameternames

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Online and Telephone Support
Useonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductand
contractinformation,andregisteryourproducts.Goto
http://www.vmware.com/support.
Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthe
fastestresponseonpriority1issues.Goto
http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.
Support Offerings
FindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds.Goto
http://www.vmware.com/support/services.
VMware Education Services
VMwarecoursesofferextensivehands‐onlabs,casestudyexamples,andcourse
materialsdesignedtobeusedason‐the‐jobreferencetools.Formoreinformationabout
VMwareEducationServices,gotohttp://mylearn1.vmware.com/mgrreg/index.cfm.

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VMwareLabManagerprovidesarobustsolutiontomanagevirtualmachinesinthe
testlabinfrastructure.Youcancaptureacomplexandrunningsoftwareenvironment
andshareitinstantlyacrossyourorganization.SeetheVMwareLabManagerUser’s
Guideforafulloverviewoftheproduct.
Thischaptercoversthesetopics:
“LabManagerComponents”onpage 10
“High‐LevelViewoftheInstallationProcess”onpage 11
Introduction to the
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Lab Manager Components
Figure1‐1illustratesthecomponentsofLabManager.
Figure 1-1. Lab Manager Components
LabManagerServer–AserverthatprovidesWebandSOAPinterfacesfortheLab
Managersystem.LabManagerServermanagesanddeploysconfigurationsagainsta
poolofManagedServersystems.
LabManagerManagedServer–AserverrunningVMwareESXServerandthe
ManagedServersoftware.TheLabManagerServerusestheManagedServertodeploy
configurationsandtheirvirtualmachines.YoucanhavemultipleManagedServer
systems.
LabManagerstorageserver–Storageforvirtualmachines(forexample,anESXServer
SAN)andstorageprimarilyformedia(CDandfloppyimages).Youcanhavemultiple
storageservers.
LabManagerclientuser–ClientswhocanusetheLabManagerWebconsoleandthe
LabManagerSOAPAPI.FromaWindowsmachine,youcanaccesstheLabManager
WebconsolewithInternetExplorer5.5orhigher.(ExperimentalFirefoxsupportis
available.)
virtual machine
storage
default media
storage
additional media
storage (NFS)
Lab Manager
Managed Server
Lab Manager
Managed Server
Lab Manager
Managed Server
Lab Manager
client user
Lab Manager
client user
Lab Manager
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Lab Manager Installation
“LabManagerservers”collectivelyreferstotheLabManagerServer,ManagedServer
systems,andstorageservers.
High-Level View of the Installation Process
Theinstallationprocesstakesabout20minutesandinvolvesthehigh‐leveltasks
describedinTable1‐1.
Table 1-1. Installation Tasks
PreparingtoinstallLab
Manager
Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesureitmeetsall
softwareandhardwarerequirements.
CreatingManagedServer
systems
SetuptheManagedServersystems.Youmustcreate
atleastoneManagedServerbeforeinstallingLab
ManagerServer.
CreatingtheLabManager
Server
SetuptheLabManagerServer.
Initializingandconfiguring
LabManager
Setuptheseitems:
Administratoraccount
Storageservers
Networkparameters
ConnectionbetweentheManagedServerandLab
ManagerServercomponents
Webconsole
LoggingontoLabManager Checkthesampleconfigurationandsampletemplate
intheWebconsole.
AddressingNFSmedia
storage
IfyouaddNFSmediastorage,addthemediaserver
totheWebconsoleandsynchronizeLabManager
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ThischapterdetailsVMwarerecommendationsandrequirementsforyourLab
Managercomponentsandnetwork.
“GeneralRequirements”onpage 14
“SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManagedServer”onpage 15
“GuestOperatingSystemRequirements”onpage 17
“ClientUserMachineRequirements”onpage 18
“StorageRequirements”onpage 19
“NetworkRequirements”onpage 20
“UsingLabManagerwithVirtualCenterManagementServer”onpage 23
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General Requirements
Reviewthisgeneralrequirementchecklisttomakesureyouhaveeverythingyouneed
fortheLabManagersystem:
OneormoreWindowsServer2003machineswiththespecificationsdetailedin
“SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManagedServer”onpage 15
WindowsServer2003CD.
OneormoreVMwareESXServer3.0.1machineswiththespecificationsdetailedin
“SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManagedServer”onpage 15.
LabManagerlicensekeytousetheLabManagerlicenseonasingleLabManager
Server.NetworkerrorscanoccurwhendifferentLabManagerServersattemptto
accessthesameManagedServer.
Lab Manager VMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.4.0-<build number>.bin
toinstalltheLabManagerManagedServersoftware.
VMware-labmanager-server-2.4.0-<build number>.exetoinstalltheLab
ManagerServersoftware.
Networkingrequirements:
IPaddressinformationforvirtualmachines
AblockofunusedIPaddresses
Gateway
Subnetmask
DNSserver
(Optional)SecondaryDNSserver
Formoreinformation,see“NetworkRequirements”onpage 20.
GuestoperatingsystemISOfiles.Aguestoperatingsystemresidesonavirtual
machine.AnISOfileisanimageofaCD‐ROM.
VMwareusestheterm“guestOS”todistinguishitfromtheoperatingsystemfor
thephysicalserver(“hostOS”)thatthevirtualmachinerunson.
Formoreinformation,see“GuestOperatingSystemRequirements”onpage 17.
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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements
System Requirements: Lab Manager Server and
Managed Server
ReviewthesystemrequirementsfortheLabManagerServerandManagedServer
components.FormoreinformationonrequirementsspecifictoESXServer,seethe
VMwareInfrastructure3documentation.MakesuretheESXServersystemappearson
theVMwarehardwarecompatibilitylist:
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html
Table 2-1. System Requirements
System Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server
Processor PentiumIII,Pentium4,
Xeon,Opteron,orAthlon
processor(32‐bitonly)
IntelXeonandlater,orAMD
Opteron
IntelViivorAMDA64x2
dual‐coreprocessors
CPUspeed 550MHzminimum
(Recommended)1GHzor
faster
1500MHzminimum
Memory 512MBminimum
(Recommended)1GBor
more
1GBminimum
(Recommended)2GBormore
2GBormoreswapspacefor
ESX
Ingeneral,add30MBtothe
totalRAMofallvirtual
machinesyouexpecttorun.
Harddisk 40GBminimum
(Recommended)200GBor
more
RAID0orRAID5for
highestperformance
(Recommended)SANstorage.
LabManagersupportsFiber
ChanneladaptersfortheSAN.
Fordetailsonsupportfor
softwareand
hardware‐initiatediSCSI
storage,seetheVMwareLab
ManagerReleaseNotes.
500MBminimumavailablein
the/varpartition.
120MBavailableinthe/usr
partition.
FordetailsonotherSAN
requirements,seetheVMware
Infrastructure3documentation.
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Network (Recommended)Gigabit
Ethernet
Machinecannotrunona
Windowsdomain
controller.
LabManagerServerresides
outsideofaWindows
domain.
OneormoreEthernet
controllers:Broadcom
NetXtreme570xGigabit
controllersorIntelPRO/100
adapters
Forbestperformanceand
security,useseparateEthernet
controllersfortheESXservice
consoleandvirtualmachines.
Operatingsystem MicrosoftWindowsServer
2003.Supportforlocalized
versionsinU.S.English,
BritishEnglish.Australian
English,French,German,
Italian,andJapanese.
InternetInformationServer
(IIS)andASP.NETversion
1.1.4322enabled
ServicePack1(SP1)orSPI
forMicrosoft.NET
Framework1.1
VMwareInfrastructure3(ESX
Server3.0.1)
Additionalnotesand
recommendations
(Recommended)SSL
certificate
Systemclockisinsyncwith
theclocksonthestorage
servers.This
synchronizationprevents
unnecessarydelaysduring
garbagecollection
(automaticremovalof
unusedvirtualmachine
images).
Machineappearsonthe
VMwarehardware
compatibilitylist.
Accessing,configuring,or
manipulatingtheunderlying
virtualizationtechnologyis
prohibitedtoavoidsystem
problems.
Numberofvirtualmachines
variesdependingonthe
numberofvirtualmachines
yourunatatime.Asastarting
point,estimate5–10virtual
machinesperManaged
Server.Increasethisrangeif
theapplicationsarenot
CPU‐intensiveandsome
performancedegradationis
acceptable.
Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued)
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Guest Operating System Requirements
Reviewtheguestoperatingsystems(32‐bitonly)onavirtualmachinethatworkwith
LabManager.Specifically,thislistcoverstheguestoperatingsystemsthatsupportLM
Tools,akeyutilityinLabManagerthatvariousfeaturesaredependenton.
Windows2003ServerEnterpriseandStandardEdition
Windows2003ServerWebEditionorSmallBusinessServer
WindowsXPProwithSP2
Windows2000Server
Windows2000AdvancedServer
Windows2000Professional
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS/ES/WS3.0X
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS/ES/WS4.0X
SUSELinux9.3
NOTE IfyoudonotinstallLMToolsundercertaincircumstances(asnotedinChapter4
oftheVMwareLabManagerUser’sGuide),refertotheVMwareInfrastructure3
documentationforinformationonguestoperatingsystemsthatdonotappearon
thislist.All32‐bitguestoperatingsystemscoveredintheVirtualInfrastructure3
documentationarefunctionalinLabManager.

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Client User Machine Requirements
Reviewtherequirementsforclientusermachines:
LabManagerclientusermachinesrequireInternetExplorer(IE)5.5orhigherand
anHTTPconnectiontoaLabManagerinstallation.VMwareoffersexperimental
supportforaccessingtheLabManagerWebconsolewithFirefox.
LabManagerclientusermachinesmusthaveroutableaccesstotheLabManager
Server,ManagedServersystems,andstorageservers.
LabManagerclientusermachinesrequire32‐bitprocessors.
TheseIEbrowseroptions(accessiblebychoosingInternetOptionsintheTools
menu,andclickingCustomLevelintheSecuritytab)areenabled:
DownloadsignedActiveXcontrols
RunActiveXcontrolsandplug‐ins
AllowMETAREFRESH
Activescripting
Allowpasteoperationsviascript
ThePlayanimationsinwebpagesoptioninIE(accessiblebychoosingInternet
OptionsintheToolsmenu,andclickingtheAdvancedtab)isenabled.
TheEnhancedInternetExplorerSecurityConfigurationoption(accessiblefrom
theControlPanelbyclickingAddorRemoveProgramsandclickingAdd/Remove
WindowsComponents)isdisabledonlyforWindows2003.
SystemclockisinsyncwiththeLabManagerServer,storageservers,and
ManagedServersystems.
Displayrequirements:
1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitorforuserswithoutAdministrative
privileges
1280x1024orhigherresolutionmonitorforAdministrators.
Networkingrequirements:
IPaddressinformationforvirtualmachines
AblockofunusedIPaddresses
Gateway
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DNSserver
SecondaryDNSserver(optional)
Storage Requirements
Thissectioncoversdetailsofmediastorageandvirtualmachinestorage(datastore).
Media Storage
LabManagerprovidesadefaultrepositoryformediaontheLabManagerServer.You
canaddadditionalstorageserversformedia.Reviewtherequirementsformedia(CD
andfloppyimage)storage:
MediastoragemustsupportSMBorNFSformat.VMwarerecommendsusingNFS
serversforadditionalmediastorage.
(SMBonly)YoucannothaveconcurrentaccesstoaWindowsmachineusing
multipleaccountswithdifferentcredentials.IfyouwanttohavemultipleStorage
Serversharesononeserver,usethesameaccount(usernameandpassword)for
access.EntertheusernameandpasswordforthesharewhenattachingittoLab
Manager.
Virtual Machine Storage (Datastore)
ThedatastoreisthestoragelocationforvirtualmachinesinESXServersystems.The
setupoftheLabManagerWebconsoleassumesyoualreadysetupthedatastoreinthe
ESXServersystem.(SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationforstepsusingthe
VirtualInfrastructureClient.)TheinitializationprocessforLabManager(page 38)
promptsyoutoselecttheVMwareVirtualMachineFileSystem(VMFS)devicesyou
wanttheManagedServertouseforstorage.
Reviewtherequirementsforthedatastore:
(Recommended)SmallnumberoflargeSANVMFSpartitionsratherthanalarge
numberofsmallpartitions.
SetupforESXServerVMFSpartitionsoccursoutsideofLabManagerthroughthe
VIClient.ThisclientisaninterfacepackagedwithESXServerthatallowsusersto
connectremotelytoESXServersystemsfromanyWindowsPC.UseVIClientto
addoreditdiskvolumesandpartitions.WhenyouattachtheManagedServerin
LabManager,youcanspecifytheVMFSdiskvolumesfortheManagedServer.

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Network Requirements
Networkrequirementsandrecommendationsarecoveredinthesesections:
“ConfiguringRouting”onpage 20
“ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions”onpage 20
“ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 21
“GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation”onpage 22
“IPAddressesforVirtualMachines”onpage 22
“ConfiguringIISandASP.NETonaLabManagerServer”onpage 22
Configuring Routing
Reviewtherequirementsfornetworkconnectivity
LabManagerclientusermachineshaveroutableaccesstoLabManagerservers.If
theLabManagerserversarebehindafirewallandnotdirectlyaccessible,youcan
useavirtualprivatenetwork(VPN).LabManagerisnotcompatiblewithnetwork
addresstranslation(NAT).See“ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 21for
moreinformationonconfiguringnetworkportsforroutableaccess.
LabManagerServerdoesnotneedtoresideonthesamesubnetastheManaged
Serversystems.LabManagerServerrequiresastaticIPaddress.
LabManagerServerandtheManagedServersystemsneedaccesstothemedia
storagebutdonotneedtoresideonthesamesubnet.
VMwarerecommendsthatyouisolatetheLabManagerserversonthesame
physicalswitchtofacilitatenetworktraffic.
Configuring Domains and Permissions
BecausetheLabManagerServerandManagedServersystemsmustmountshares,
theseserversrequirematchingDNSandDNSsuffixinformation.