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Lab Manager User’s Guide
vCenter Lab Manager 4.0
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AboutThisBook 11
1GettingStartedwithLab Manager 13
LabManagerComponents 13
AccessingtheLabManagerWebConsole 14
SetMicrosoftInternetExplorerOptions 15
LogIntotheWebConsole 15
ViewPerformance,Usage,andSupportInformation 15
SettingUserPreferences 16
SetDisplayandLeaseAlertPreferences 16
ChangeYourUserPassword 17
Lab ManagerWorkflow 17
2AddingResources 19
AttachaResourcePool 19
AddaMediaStore 20
AddaPhysicalNetwork 20
AddaHostSpanningTransportNetwork 21
3AddingUsersandGroups 23
ImportaUser 23
CreateaUser 24
ImportanLDAPGroup 24
4SettingUpOrganizationsandWorkspaces 27
CreateanOrganization 27
CreateaWorkspace 28
5SettingUpNetworkTemplates 29
CreateaNetworkTemplate 29
CopyaNetworkTemplate 30
ShareaNetworkTemplate 30
6SettingUpVirtualMachineTemplates 31
CreateaVirtualMachineTemplate 31
ImportingVirtualMachineTemplates 32
ImportaVirtualMachineTemplatefromvCenter 33
ImportaVirtualMachineTemplatefromSMBStorage 33
SaveaVirtualMachineasaVirtualMachineTemplate 34
CloneaVirtualMachineTemplate 35
DeployingVirtualMachineTemplates 35
DeployaVirtualMachineTemplatewithDefaultSettings 35
DeployaVirtualMachineTemplatewithCustomSettings 36
InstallaGuestOperatingSystem 36
InstallingVMwareTools 36
InstallVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 36

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InstallVMwareToolsonaLinuxGuestWithinXwiththeRPMInstaller 37
InstallVMwareToolsonaLinuxGuestwiththeTarInstallerorRPMInstaller 37
InstallVMwareToolsonaSolarisGuest 39
CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystem 40
Accessthemachine.idfromanESXHost 40
Accessthemachine.idfromaGuestOperatingSystem 40
PrerequisitesforGuestCustomization 41
BuildaMicrosoftSysprepPackage 41
CompleteGuestCustomizationforWindowsNTandSolarisVirtualMachineTemplates 42
CompleteGuestCustomizationforSolarisVirtualMachineTemplates 43
WorkingwiththeGuestCustomizationSIDGenerationTool 43
SelecttheSIDGenerationToolforLab Manager 43
ChangetheSIDGenerationToolforaVirtualMachineTemplate 44
SelecttheSIDGenerationToolforaVirtualMachine 44
DisablingGuestCustomization 44
DisableGuestCustomizationforaVirtualMachineTemplate 44
DisableGuestCustomizationforaVirtualMachine 45
CustomizeGuestCustomization 45
ImportingVirtualMachineTemplatesfromLabManager2.xwithVMware ToolsandLM Tools 45
UndeployaVirtualMachineTemplate 46
ShareaVirtualMachineTemplate 46
PublishingVirtualMachineTemplates 47
CheckVMwareToolsStatusBeforePublishingVirtualMachineTemplates 47
DisableVMware ToolsCheckBeforePublishingVirtualMachineTemplates 47
PublishaVirtualMachineTemplate 47
7WorkingwithConfigurations 49
AddingConfigurationstoaWorkspace 49
CreateaWorkspaceConfiguration 50
AddaVirtualMachineBasedonaVirtualMachineTemplate 50
AddaVirtualMachinefromvCenter 51
ImportaConfigurationtoaWorkspace 52
CopyaWorkspaceConfiguration 52
FullClonesandLinkedClones 52
CloneaLibraryConfigurationtoaWorkspace 53
AddingConfigurationstotheLibrary 54
CaptureaWorkspaceConfigurationtotheLibrary 54
ArchiveaWorkspaceConfigurationtotheLibrary 54
CloneaLibraryConfiguration 55
ShareaConfiguration 55
ConfigurationNetworking 56
PhysicalNetworks 56
FencingVirtualMachines 56
FencingConnectivity 57
VirtualNetworks 59
ConnectingVirtualNetworkstoPhysicalNetworks 59
VirtualtoPhysicalNetworkConnectivity 59
HostSpanning 59
HostSpanningNetworks 59
HostSpanningTransportNetworks 60
SettingUpaHostSpanning 60
DeployingandUndeployingConfigurations 60
DeployaConfigurationwithCustomSettings 60
DeployaConfigurationwithDefaultSettings 61

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UnderstandingDefaultDeploymentSettings 61
UndeployaConfiguration 62
StoppingandStartingConfigurationVirtualMachines 62
SuspendaConfiguration 62
ResumeOperationofaSuspendedConfiguration 62
PowerOffaConfiguration 62
PowerOnaConfiguration 63
ResetaConfiguration 63
WorkingwithConfigurationSnapshots 63
TakeaConfigurationSnapshot 63
ReverttoaConfigurationSnapshot 63
DeleteaConfigurationSnapshot 64
ViewingConfigurationVirtualMachines,Networks,andHistory 64
ViewVirtualMachinesinaConfiguration 64
ViewConfigurationNetworks 64
ViewaConfigurationDiagram 65
ViewConfigurationHistory 65
AddaNotetoConfigurationHistory 65
ModifyingConfigurations 66
AddingaVirtualMachinetoaWorkspaceConfiguration 66
RemoveaVirtualMachinefromaWorkspaceConfiguration 66
MoveVirtualMachinesBetweenWorkspaceConfigurations 66
CombineWorkspaceConfigurations 67
FullClonesandLinkedClones 67
AddaNetworktoaWorkspaceConfiguration 67
RemoveaNetworkfromaWorkspaceConfiguration 68
ReplaceaWorkspaceConfigurationNetwork 68
ModifyConfigurationProperties 68
ChangeOwnershipofaConfiguration 69
UpgradeVirtualHardwareinaConfiguration 69
DiscardStateforaConfiguration 70
DeleteaConfiguration 70
UsingLiveLink 70
CreateaLiveLink 70
DeployaLiveLink 71
ExportingConfigurations 71
ExportaConfigurationtovCenter 71
ExportaConfigurationtoanSMBShare 72
8WorkingwithVirtualMachines 73
DeployingandUndeployingVirtualMachines 73
DeployaVirtualMachine 73
UndeployaVirtualMachine 75
AccessingVirtualMachineConsoles 75
ViewaVirtualMachineConsole 75
ViewAllVirtualMachineConsoles 76
StoppingandStartingVirtualMachines 76
SuspendaVirtualMachine 76
ResumeaVirtualMachine 76
PowerOffaVirtualMachine 76
PowerOnaVirtualMachine 76
ResetaVirtualMachine 77
ShutDownaVirtualMachine 77
WorkingwithVirtualMachineSnapshots 77
TakeaSnapshotofaVirtualMachine 77
ReverttoaVirtualMachineSnapshot 77

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DeleteaVirtualMachineSnapshot 78
ManagingVirtualMachines 78
InstallVMwareTools 78
InsertandSwapaCD 78
EjectaCD 79
InsertandSwapaFloppyDisk 79
EjectaFloppyDisk 79
CreateaRemoteDesktopConnectionFile 79
ConnectRemotelytoaVirtualMachine 80
ModifyVirtualMachineProperties 80
ModifyingVirtualMachineHardDisks 82
AddaVirtualMachineHardDisk 82
EditaVirtualMachineHardDisk 82
DeleteaVirtualMachineHardDisk 83
ModifyingVirtualMachineNetworkInterfaces 83
EditNetworkInterfaceSettings 83
ResetaNetworkInterfaceMACAddress 84
AddaNetworkInterface 84
DeleteaNetworkInterface 85
UpgradeVirtualMachineVersion 85
EnableMemoryHotAdd 85
EnableVirtualCPUHotAdd 86
DiscardStateforaVirtualMachine 86
ConsolidateaVirtualMachine 86
WorkingwithBEALiquidVMs 87
9ManagingResources 89
ManagingResourcePools 89
EnableorDisableaResourcePool 89
ModifyResourcePoolProperties 90
UndeployAllVirtualMachinesinaResourcePool 90
DetachaResourcePool 90
ManagingHosts 91
PrepareaHost 91
EnableandDisableHosts 91
DisableandEnableHostSpanningforaHost 92
UnprepareaHost 92
ModifyHostProperties 92
ViewDeployedVirtualMachinesonaHost 93
UndeployAllVirtualMachinesonaHost 93
RedeployAllVirtualMachinesonaDifferentHost 94
RepairaHost 94
ManagingDatastores 94
DeleteaDatastore 95
RemoveaDatastore 95
EnableandDisableDatastores 95
DisableVirtualMachineCreationinaDatastore 96
DisableMediaStoreCreationinaDatastore 96
ModifyDatastoreProperties 96
ViewVirtualMachineDatastoreUsage 97
ViewVirtualMachineDatastoreDirectories 97
UnderstandingVirtualMachineDatastoreDirectories 98
DeleteExpiredVirtualMachines 99
RenewtheStorageLeaseforanExpiredVirtualMachine 99
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ConsolidateaVirtualMachineBasedonDatastoreUsage 100
DeleteaVirtualMachineorConfigurationBasedonDatastoreUsage 100
ManagingMediaStores 100
AddMediaStores 100
SynchronizeaMediaStore 101
EnableandDisableaMediaStore 101
ChangetheNameofaMediaStore 101
ManagingPhysicalNetworks 102
MonitorIPPoolUsageforaPhysicalNetwork 102
AddorRemoveIPAddressestotheIPPoolofaPhysicalNetwork 102
ModifyPhysicalNetworkProperties 102
DeleteaPhysicalNetwork 103
ManagingHostSpanningTransportNetworks 103
ViewHostSpanningTransportNetworks 103
DisableorEnableHostSpanning 103
EnableorDisableaHostSpanningTransportNetwork 104
RemoveaHostSpanningTransportNetwork 104
ModifyHostSpanningTransportNetworkProperties 104
10 ManagingtheMediaLibrary 105
SynchronizetheMediaLibrarywithMediaStoreFiles 105
ChangeOwnershipofMediaFiles 106
RestrictAccesstoMediaFiles 106
ModifyMediaProperties 107
11 ManagingUsers,Groups,andRoles 109
ManagingUsers 109
DisableorEnableUsers 109
RemoveaUserfromanOrganization 110
DeleteaUserfromLab Manager 110
ModifyUserProperties 110
ViewUserRolesandOrganizations 111
SendUserNotifications 111
ManagingStrandedUsers 111
ReassignOwnershipofAllStrandedUsers’Objects 112
ReassignOwnershipofaStrandedUser’sObjects 112
ManagingGroups 112
RemoveaGroupfromanOrganization 112
DeleteaGroupfromLab Manager 112
ModifyGroupProperties 113
ManagingRolesandRights 113
AddaRole 113
CopyaRole 114
DeleteaRole 114
ModifyRoleProperties 114
12 ManagingOrganizationsandWorkspaces 115
ModifyingOrganizationProperties 115
ModifyDefaultUserPreferences 115
ModifyDefaultDeploymentSettings 116
ModifytheUsersandGroupsinanOrganization 116
AddMembersorGroupstoanOrganization 116
RemoveMembersorGroupsfromanOrganization 116
AddorRemovetheResourcePoolsinanOrganization 117
AddorRemovetheDatastoresinanOrganization 117

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AddorRemovetheMediaStoresinanOrganization 117
AddorRemovethePhysicalNetworksinanOrganization 118
AddorRemoveaHostSpanningTransportNetworkinanOrganization 118
EnableorDisableanOrganization 118
DeleteanOrganization 118
UsingthePrimaryWorkspace 119
DeletethePrimaryWorkspace 119
SetthePrimaryWorkspaceforanOrganization 119
ModifyWorkspaceProperties 120
ModifyingUsersandGroupsinaWorkspace 120
AddUsersandGroupstoaWorkspace 120
RemoveUsersandGroupsfromaWorkspace 120
AddorRemovetheResourcePoolsAvailabletoaWorkspace 121
DisableaWorkspace 121
DeleteaWorkspace 121
13 ManagingNetworkTemplates 123
ModifyNetworkTemplateProperties 123
ChangeOwnershipofaNetworkTemplate 123
DeleteNetworkTemplates 124
MonitorIPPoolUsageforaVirtualNetwork 124
AddIPAddressestotheIPPoolofaVirtualNetwork 124
RemoveIPAddressesfromtheIPPoolofaVirtualNetwork 125
14 ManagingVirtualMachineTemplates 127
UnpublishaVirtualMachineTemplate 127
ExportaVirtualMachineTemplatetoanSMBShare 128
ExportaVirtualMachineTemplatetovCenter128
ConsolidateaVirtualMachineTemplate 129
DiscardtheStateforaVirtualMachineTemplate 129
ModifyVirtualMachineTemplateProperties 129
ModifyingVirtualMachineTemplateHardDisks 131
AddaHardDisktoaTemplate 131
EditaVirtualMachineTemplateHardDisk 131
DeleteaVirtualMachineTemplateHardDisk 132
ModifyingVirtualMachineTemplateNetworkInterfaces 132
AddaNetworkInterfacetoaVirtualMachineTemplate 132
EditaVirtualMachineNetworkInterface 133
DeleteaNetworkInterfacefromaVirtualMachineTemplate 133
ResetaVirtualMachineTemplateNetworkInterfaceMACAddress 133
UpgradeVirtualHardware 134
ChangeOwnershipofaVirtualMachineTemplate 134
DeleteaVirtualMachineTemplate 134
DeleteaVirtualMachineTemplatewithForce 134
15 ManagingLab ManagerSettings 135
ConfiguringGeneralPreferences 135
ChangevCenterLab ManagerPreferences 135
SetEmailPreferences 137
SetSystemAlertPreferences 137
SetConfigurationChangeSummaryPreferences 138
ConfiguringLDAPSettings 138
LocateanLDAPServer 138
SetUpanLDAPConnection 139

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SpecifytheLDAPConnectorandSchema 140
CustomizeLDAPUserandGroupAttributes 141
TestLDAPSettings 141
DetachanLDAPServer 141
SynchronizeLab ManagerwiththeLDAPServer 141
ConfiguringLab ManagerLicenses 142
ViewCapacityLicenseInformation 142
AddaCapacityLicense 142
ConfiguringGuestCustomizationSettings 142
ConfiguringSupportLinkSettings 142
EnableSupportLink 142
CollectSupportInformation 143
ConfiguringResourceCleanupSettings 143
UnderstandingLeases 143
SetDeploymentandStorageLeaseMaximums 144
ConfiguringvCenterSettings 144
ReconnecttoavCenterServer 144
ChangethevCenterServerUserNameandPassword 144
16 MonitoringLabManager 145
MonitoringLabManagerOperations 145
ViewtheActivityLog 145
ViewActivityDetails 146
MonitoringResourceUsage 146
ViewResourcePoolResourceUsage 146
ViewWorkspaceResourceUsage 146
ViewDeployedVirtualMachines 147
ARolesandRights 149
PredefinedRoles 149
DatastoreRights 149
GeneralRights 150
GroupRights 150
HighI/ORights 150
HostRights 151
HostSpanningTransportNetworks 151
LibraryConfigurationRights 151
MachineRights 152
MediaRights 153
MediaStoreRights 153
NetworkTemplateRights 153
OrganizationRights 154
PhysicalNetworkRights 154
ResourcePoolRights 154
RoleRights 155
SharingRights 155
UserRights 156
VMTemplateRights 156
WorkspaceConfigurationRights 157
WorkspaceRights 157

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BClientandBrowserSupport 159
CGuestOperatingSystemSupport 161
DUsingSSMove 163
BeforeYouMoveaDatastore 163
MoveaDatastore 164
ResolvingMoveErrors 164
Glossary 165
Index 173

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TheLabManagerUser’sGuideprovidesinformationaboutconfiguringandworkingwithVMware®vCenter
Lab Manager.Italsodescribeshowtosetupresourcessuchasdatastoresandnetworks,configureusersand
groups,andworkwithworkspaces,configurations,virtualmachineandnetworktemplates.
Intended Audience
ThisbookisintendedforVMwarevSphereadministratorsandcurrentLabManagerandStageManager
administrators.
Document Feedback
VMwarewelcomesyoursuggestionsforimprovingourdocumentation.Ifyouhavecomments,sendyour
feedbackto[e-mail].
Technical Support and Education Resources
Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.Toaccessthecurrentversion
ofthisbookandotherbooks,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Online and Telephone Support
To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.
Support Offerings
TofindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds,goto
http://www.vmware.com/support/services.
VMware Professional Services
VMwareEducationServicescoursesofferextensivehands‐onlabs,casestudyexamples,andcoursematerials
designedtobeusedason‐the‐jobreferencetools.Coursesareavailableonsite,intheclassroom,andlive
online.Foronsitepilotprograms andimplementationbestpractices,VMwareConsultingServicesprovides
offeringsto helpyouassess,plan,build,andmanageyourvirtualenvironment.Toaccessinformationabout
educationclasses,certificationprograms,andconsultingservices,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/services.
About This Book

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VMwarevCenterLab Managerisanapplicationthatprovidesarapidprovisioningportalandimagelibrary
managementsystemtoautomatethesetupandteardownofmultimachinesoftwareconfigurationsand
manageservicetransitionactivities.LabManagerleveragesVMwarevSphereandVMwarevCenterto
providevirtualinfrastructureresourcestomultipleteams,projects,andgeographiesfromacentrallocation.
UsingLab Manager,youcancreateasharedvirtualmachinelibrarythatstorescommonlyusedconfigurations
andprovideuserswithself‐serviceaccesstotheseconfigurationsforapplicationdevelopment,testing,
support,training,softwaredemonstrations,andmore.Lab Manageradministratorscontrolaccessrights,
storagequotas,anddeploymentpolicies.
Thischapterincludesthesetopics:
“LabManagerComponents”onpage 13
“A c c e s s i n g theLabManagerWebConsole”onpage 14
“ViewPerformance,Usage,andSupportInformation”onpage 15
“SettingUserPreferences”onpage 16
“Lab ManagerWorkflow”onpage 17
Lab Manager Components
Lab ManagerrequiresVMwarevSphere.VMwareESX/ESXi™hostsprovidethememoryandCPUresources
torunLab Managervirtualmachines.Lab ManagermanagestheESX/ESXihoststhroughavCenterServer
andtheLab Manageragentinstalledonthehosts.ESX/ESXihostscontinuetofunctionevenifthevCenter
Serversystembecomesunreachable(forexample,thenetworkconnectionissevered).
vSpheredatastoresprovidesharedstorageforLab Managervirtualmachinesandmediafilestoinstallguest
operatingsystemsandapplications.
UserscanaccesstheLab ManagerserverthroughWebandSOAPinterfaces:
UseMicrosoftInternetExplorerorMozillaFirefoxtoaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsoletointeractwith
theLab Managerserver.
UsetheLab ManagerSOAPAPItoaccesstheLab Managerserverprogrammatically.TheSOAPAPI
allowseasyintegrationwithbuildmanagementsystemsandwithautomatedtestingtools.Seethe
Lab ManagerSOAPAPIGuideformoreinformation.
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Figure 1‐1illustratesthecomponentsofLab ManagerandhowitworkswithVMwarevSphere.
Figure 1-1. Lab Manager Components
Lab ManagersupportsVMwarevSpherecapabilitiessuchasVMwareVMotion™,VMwareDistributed
ResourceScheduler(DRS),andVMwareHighAvailability(HA).Thesedistributedservicesenableefficient
andautomatedresourcemanagementandhighvirtualmachineavailability.Lab Managerdoesnotsupport
VMwareFaultTolerance(FT)orvSpherelinkedclones.FTisdisabledforallvirtualmachinesmanagedby
Lab Manager.
Accessing the Lab Manager Web Console
YouconnecttotheLab ManagerWebconsoleusingabrowser.ToaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsole,
acomputermustsatisfytheserequirements:
MicrosoftInternetExplorerorMozillaFirefox
ForinformationaboutwhichWebbrowsersaresupportedonwhichclientoperatingsystems,see
Appendix B,“ClientandBrowserSupport,”onpage 159.IfyouareusingInternetExplorer,see“Set
MicrosoftInternetExplorerOptions”onpage 15.
RoutableaccesstotheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihosts
1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitor
vCenter
Server
Lab Manager
Web Console
or SOAP API
Lab Manager
Server
VMware vSphere
ESX/ESXi
servers
shared
storage
HTML
over HTTPS
VM Consoles:
TCP 902, 903
VIM API
FC, iSCSI, or NFS
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Set Microsoft Internet Explorer Options
BeforeyoucanaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsoleusingMicrosoftInternetExplorer,youmustenablesome
securityandadvancedoptions.
To set Internet Explorer options
1InInternetExplorer,selectTools>InternetOptions.
2ClicktheSecuritytab,selecttheWebcontentzonefortheLab Managerserver,andclickCustomLevel.
3EnablethefollowingoptionsandclickOK.
DownloadsignedActiveXcontrols
RunActiveXcontrolsandplug‐ins
AllowMETAREFRESH
Activescripting
Allowpasteoperationsviascript
4ClickOKandclicktheAdvancedtab.
5EnablethePlayanimationsinwebpagesoptionandclickOK.
6IfyouareusingInternetExploreronWindows2003,opentheControlPanelandclickAddorRemove
Programs.
7ClickAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents.
8DisableInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurityConfiguration.
Log In to the Web Console
BeforeyoucanlogintotheWebconsole,youneedausernameandpassword,andyoumustbeamemberof
atleastoneorganizationinLab Manager.
To log in to the Lab Manager Web console
1Openabrowserandnavigateto
https://<Lab_Manager_Server_domain_name_or_IP_address>.
2TypeyourusernameandpasswordandclickLogin.
Lab ManagerdisplaystheWebconsole.IfLab Managerdisplaysanerror,checkwithaLab Manager
administratortomakesureyouareusingthecorrectusernameandpasswordandthatyouareamemberof
aLab Managerorganization.
View Performance, Usage, and Support Information
TheOverviewpageisthedefaultlandingpageintheWebconsole.Itincludesperformancesummarydata,
informationaboutyourquotas,usages,andleases,andlinkstoadditionalresourcestohelpyoulearnabout
Lab Manager.
NOTEALab ManagersystemadministratormustenableSupportLinkifyouwanttoviewallstatistics.
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To view performance, usage, and support information
Intheleftpane,clickOverview.
ThePerformanceSummarycolumnincludesinformationaboutCPUandmemoryconsumption,thenumber
ofconfigurationsandvirtualmachinetemplates,andstorage.
TheinformationinthecolumnisspecifictotheorganizationselectedintheOrganizationdrop‐downmenu.
SelectGlobaltoviewinformationfortheentireLab Managerinstallation.
TheMyvCenterLab Managercolumnincludesinformationaboutthenumberofvirtualmachinesthatyou
areallowedtodeployandstoreandthenumberofdeployedandstoredvirtualmachinesthatyouhave.
Thecolumnalsoincludesinformationaboutyourstorageanddeploymentleasesthatwillbeexpiringinthe
nextweek.
TheDocumentation&Supportcolumnprovidesaccesstodocumentation,videotutorialstobecomefamiliar
withtheproduct,andcustomersupport.
Setting User Preferences
EachusercanspecifyhowinformationdisplaysintheLab ManagerWebconsoleandwhentobenotified
aboutdeploymentandstorageleasesthatareabouttoexpire.Thesepreferencesareusedinalltheuser’s
organizations.UserswhologinwithanaccountcreatedinLab Managercanchangetheirpassword.
Set Display and Lease Alert Preferences
Youcansetdefaultdisplayandleasealertpreferences.
To set display and lease alert preferences
1ClickthePreferenceslink.
2ClicktheDefaultstab.
3 SelectthepagetodisplaywhenyoulogintotheWebconsole.
TheOverviewpageisthedefaultsetting.
4 DeselecttheShowPageHeadercheckboxtonotdisplayIPaddresses,virtualmachinedescriptions,and
snapshotthumbnailsatthetopoftheeachpage.
Removingtheheadergivesyoumoreroomtoviewtheconsole.
5Typethenumberofrowstodisplayonpageswithdatainatable.
Themaximumnumberis500.Thedefaultis20.
6 SelectthenumberofdaysorhoursbeforeadeploymentleaseexpirationthatyouwantLab Managerto
sendanemailnotification.
Whenadeploymentleaseexpires,Lab Managerundeploysthevirtualmachinetemplateor
configuration.
7 SelectthenumberofdaysorhoursbeforeastorageleaseexpirationthatyouwantLab Managertosend
anemailnotification.
Whenastorageleaseexpires,Lab Managerdeletesthevirtualmachinetemplateorconfiguration,or
marksitfordeletion(dependingonhowthesystemadministratorhasconfiguredLab Manager).
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Change Your User Password
YoucanchangethepasswordonlyforauseraccountcreatedinLab Manager.YoucannotuseLab Managerto
changeanLDAPaccountpassword.
To change your user password
1ClickthePreferenceslink.
2ClicktheChangePasswordtab.
3TypeandconfirmanewpasswordandclickChangePassword.
ThenexttimeyoulogintotheWebconsole,useyournewpassword.
Lab Manager Workflow
WhenyouinstallorupgradeLab Manager,youconnectLab ManagertoavCenterServerandaddresource
pools,ESX/ESXihosts,andaphysicalnetworktousewithLab Managervirtualmachines.
Yournextstepsmightinvolveaddingmoreresourcestothesystem,settinguporganizationsandworkspaces,
andaddingusersandgroupstothoseorganizationsandworkspaces.
WhenLab Managerhasresourcesandusers,youcancreateorimportvirtualmachinetemplatestoserveas
thebasisforvirtualmachines.Usethesevirtualmachinetemplatestocreateconfigurationscomposedofone
ormorevirtualmachines.
Youcanworkwithaconfigurationanditsvirtualmachinesinaworkspaceandsaveaconfigurationtothe
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Lab ManagergetsitsresourcesfromthevCenterServersystemtowhichitconnects.Thesystemadministrator
assignssomeoftheseresourcestoLab Managerduringsetup,butyoucanaddresourcesasneeded.Only
systemadministratorscanaddresourcestoLab Manager.
InLab Manager,resourcescanbededicatedtoanorganizationorsharedbetweenorganizations.Resource
poolsandhostsprovidecomputingandmemoryresourcesforvirtualmachines.Datastoresprovidestorage
forvirtualmachines.MediastoresprovidestorageforCD/DVDandfloppyimagefilesforusewithvirtual
machines.Physicalnetworksprovidevirtualmachineswithaccesstophysicalnetworks.Hostspanning
transportnetworksenableHostSpanningforconfigurationsthatusefencedorvirtualnetworks.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“AttachaResourcePool”onpage 19
“A d d aMediaStore”onpage 20
“A d d aPhysicalNetwork”onpage 20
“A d d aHostSpanningTransportNetwork”onpage 21
Attach a Resource Pool
IfyouneedadditionalCPUandmemoryresourcesforvirtualmachines,youcanattacharesourcepool.
By default,onlysystemadministratorscanattachresourcepools.
To attach a resource pool
1Intheleftpane,clickResources.
2ClicktheResourcePoolstab.
3IntheOrganizationdrop‐downmenu,selecttheorganizationtowhichyouwanttoaddtheresource
pool.
IfyouselectGlobal,theaddedresourcepoolisavailabletoallorganizationsbutassignedtonone.
You canassignittoanorganizationlater.
4ClickAttachResourcePool.
5 Selecttheresourcepool,cluster,orhostfromthevCenterinventory.
6 (Optional)TypeanamefortheresourcepooltodisplayinLab Manager.
7ClickOK.
IfLab Managerdetectsthatahostisnotprepared(forexample,thehostdoesnothaveanagentthat
Lab Managerinstalledonthehost),amessageappears.See“PrepareaHost”onpage 91.
Adding Resources 2
NOTEThereisalimitofeightmanagedservers(hosts)perLUN.Ifyouexceedthislimit,anerrormessage
appears.Seehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003319formoreinformation.

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IfyouaddedtheresourcepooltotheGlobalorganization,youcannowassignittoanorganization,sothe
virtualmachinesinthisorganizationcanuseitsresources.See“A d d orRemovetheResourcePoolsinan
Organization”onpage 117formoreinformation.
Add a Media Store
Bydefault,onlysystemadministratorscanaddmediastores.AmediastoreisanNFSorVMFSdatastorethat
isenabledformedia.Youcanusedifferentdirectoriesonthesamedatastoreformediaandvirtualmachines.
To add a media store
1Intheleftpane,clickResources.
2IntheOrganizationdrop‐downmenu,selecttheorganizationtowhichyouwanttoaddthemediastore.
IfyouselectGlobal,theaddedmediastoreisavailabletoallorganizationsbutassignedtonone.Youcan
assignittoorganizationslater.
3OntheDatastorestab,movethepointeroverthedatastorethatyouwanttouseasamediastoreandselect
EnableMedia.
4OntheMediaStorestab,clickAddMediaStore.
5Typeaname.
6 Selectthedatastore.
7Typethedirectorypathtothemedia.
ForNFSdatastores,typethepathrelativetothemountpoint.ForVMFSdatastores,typethepathrelative
totheroot.AmediastoreanditsNFSdatastorecannothavethesameNFSpathroot.
8ClickOK.
9OntheMediaStorestab,movethepointeronthemediastorenameandselectSynchronize.
Add a Physical Network
Bydefault,onlysystemadministratorscanaddaphysicalnetwork.
To add a physical network
1Intheleftpane,clickResources.
2IntheOrganizationdrop‐downmenu,selecttheorganizationtowhichyouwanttoaddthephysical
network.
IfyouselectGlobal,theaddedphysicalnetworkisavailabletoallorganizationsbutassignedtonone.
Youcanassignittoanorganizationlater.
3OnthePhysicalNetworkstab,clickNewPhysicalNetwork.
4Typeaname.
5 (Optional)TypeadescriptionandaVLANIdentifier.
6 SelecttheIPaddressingmodesforthenetwork.
IfyouselectedStatic‐IPPoolorStatic‐Manual,typethestaticmodesettingsandaddanIPpool.
NOTEVMwaresupportsonedirectorywithoutsubdirectories.