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...page 10 About This Book The VMware Lab Manager User's Guide provides detailed information about the VMware Lab Manager User's Guide and links to VMware® technical support and educational ...resources. Intended Audience The guide is intended for experienced developers and testers of distributed, multitiered systems Current development and testing practices Windows and Linux operating systems VMware, Inc. 9 Preface This preface provides information about the VMware Lab Manager...
...page 10 About This Book The VMware Lab Manager User's Guide provides detailed information about the VMware Lab Manager User's Guide and links to VMware® technical support and educational ...resources. Intended Audience The guide is intended for experienced developers and testers of distributed, multitiered systems Current development and testing practices Windows and Linux operating systems VMware, Inc. 9 Preface This preface provides information about the VMware Lab Manager...
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... quickly provision, share, and tear down multimachine test cases or configurations. Specifically, Lab Manager streamlines the setup, capture, storage, and sharing of virtualization and allows software developers and QA engineers to deploy across multiple servers. 1 Introducing Lab Manager 1 VMware Lab Manager provides a robust solution for managing virtual machines in virtualized environments. Lab Manager does not assume extensive knowledge of multimachine software...
... quickly provision, share, and tear down multimachine test cases or configurations. Specifically, Lab Manager streamlines the setup, capture, storage, and sharing of virtualization and allows software developers and QA engineers to deploy across multiple servers. 1 Introducing Lab Manager 1 VMware Lab Manager provides a robust solution for managing virtual machines in virtualized environments. Lab Manager does not assume extensive knowledge of multimachine software...
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... templates, to store configurations and their state in libraries, and to access Lab Manager programmatically. A SOAP API Web service that enables management for all testing activities, regardless of the networking environment. This allows easy integration with build management systems and with automated testing tools from templates are available within seconds. Saves time when provisioning machines. ...
... templates, to store configurations and their state in libraries, and to access Lab Manager programmatically. A SOAP API Web service that enables management for all testing activities, regardless of the networking environment. This allows easy integration with build management systems and with automated testing tools from templates are available within seconds. Saves time when provisioning machines. ...
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Review these specific features: Templates - Capture the live state of computing and storage resources. Delta tree management - Integrate test applications with Lab Manager or VirtualCenter Server, but not both. VMware recommends managing ESX Server systems with the Lab Manager Web service SOAP API. Monitoring - Store configurations to efficient and high‐performance storage. Application integration...
Review these specific features: Templates - Capture the live state of computing and storage resources. Delta tree management - Integrate test applications with Lab Manager or VirtualCenter Server, but not both. VMware recommends managing ESX Server systems with the Lab Manager Web service SOAP API. Monitoring - Store configurations to efficient and high‐performance storage. Application integration...
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...you might select this option when you select a 64‐bit guest operating system, the storage server must install VMware Tools to a Managed Server system that guest OS. Chapter 3 Working with Virtual Machines Reviewing the Properties List Review the properties list for...system of processors is created from. Use Time Synchronization - Machine template that this check box to complete a testing process specifically with the correct processor. VMware, Inc. 41 Can contain only alphanumeric characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), hyphens, underscores, or periods. For information on the ...
...you might select this option when you select a 64‐bit guest operating system, the storage server must install VMware Tools to a Managed Server system that guest OS. Chapter 3 Working with Virtual Machines Reviewing the Properties List Review the properties list for...system of processors is created from. Use Time Synchronization - Machine template that this check box to complete a testing process specifically with the correct processor. VMware, Inc. 41 Can contain only alphanumeric characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), hyphens, underscores, or periods. For information on the ...
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This chapter covers these topics: "About Templates" on page 46 "Accessing the Templates Page" on page 46 "Reviewing Template Operations" on page 47 VMware, Inc. 45 You can build a collection of templates containing a variety of operating systems, application servers, databases, directory servers, and other infrastructures used as building blocks for configurations. 4 Working with Machine Templates 4 Machine templates are virtual machine images used in development and testing.
This chapter covers these topics: "About Templates" on page 46 "Accessing the Templates Page" on page 46 "Reviewing Template Operations" on page 47 VMware, Inc. 45 You can build a collection of templates containing a variety of operating systems, application servers, databases, directory servers, and other infrastructures used as building blocks for configurations. 4 Working with Machine Templates 4 Machine templates are virtual machine images used in development and testing.
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..., the storage server must be connected to complete a testing process specifically with the correct processor. The storage server for the guest operating system. You can proceed without fulfilling this option when you attach a Managed Server system with 32‐bit virtual CPU. ... owner. Number of the template. This option sets the value of whether VMware Tools is 32‐bit. Specification of tools.syncTime in the .vmx file. VMware Tools Installed - VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide 3 Review, select, and edit the appropriate properties: Name ...
..., the storage server must be connected to complete a testing process specifically with the correct processor. The storage server for the guest operating system. You can proceed without fulfilling this option when you attach a Managed Server system with 32‐bit virtual CPU. ... owner. Number of the template. This option sets the value of whether VMware Tools is 32‐bit. Specification of tools.syncTime in the .vmx file. VMware Tools Installed - VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide 3 Review, select, and edit the appropriate properties: Name ...
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... testing ... communicate with virtual machines in fenced mode. The Managed Server system must have sufficient resources, such as ... do not want to receive messages that may disrupt testing. Block Traffic In and Out - Network... in the fenced configuration. You must have a Managed Server system connected to virtual machines in isolation. ...outside the fence can receive messages back on a single Managed Server system. This option is a technology that serve ...the same network from the network. You are testing software viruses which need to obtain data or execute code...
... testing ... communicate with virtual machines in fenced mode. The Managed Server system must have sufficient resources, such as ... do not want to receive messages that may disrupt testing. Block Traffic In and Out - Network... in the fenced configuration. You must have a Managed Server system connected to virtual machines in isolation. ...outside the fence can receive messages back on a single Managed Server system. This option is a technology that serve ...the same network from the network. You are testing software viruses which need to obtain data or execute code...
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...networking information for the gateway, netmask, and DNS settings for configurations in the Workspace or configuration library. To take a snapshot of tests on whether the configuration is deployed or not, this configuration with Configurations A snapshot might be useful as Reverting. After... its previous state. The status of the configuration. Editing Configuration Properties You can return to undeploy the configuration or a time VMware, Inc. 97 The thumbnail icons for the configuration. b Enter a description of the configuration appears as a baseline or "clean...
...networking information for the gateway, netmask, and DNS settings for configurations in the Workspace or configuration library. To take a snapshot of tests on whether the configuration is deployed or not, this configuration with Configurations A snapshot might be useful as Reverting. After... its previous state. The status of the configuration. Editing Configuration Properties You can return to undeploy the configuration or a time VMware, Inc. 97 The thumbnail icons for the configuration. b Enter a description of the configuration appears as a baseline or "clean...
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... your password. Network traffic does not travel across the fence. For details on determining the order, see "LDAP and Lab Manager" on page 144. VMware, Inc. 113 For details on LDAP support, see "Reviewing the Properties List" on page 41 and "Creating Configurations"... to remain isolated from the network. You are testing a client‐server application in these circumstances: You are testing software viruses that disrupt testing. Block Traffic In and Out - Chapter 7 Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager on page 83. Wait After Turn On (Seconds...
... your password. Network traffic does not travel across the fence. For details on determining the order, see "LDAP and Lab Manager" on page 144. VMware, Inc. 113 For details on LDAP support, see "Reviewing the Properties List" on page 41 and "Creating Configurations"... to remain isolated from the network. You are testing a client‐server application in these circumstances: You are testing software viruses that disrupt testing. Block Traffic In and Out - Chapter 7 Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager on page 83. Wait After Turn On (Seconds...
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... administrator sets that limit during the process of adding a user.) The Notification tab allows you to send email to store in the Lab Manager Web console. VMware, Inc. 115 These email options are running low on the proper SMTP settings in the configuration library. Adding New Users Administrators can... The second number indicates the total number of virtual machine images this field blank or enter "0" to verify the server connection works. Click Test SMTP Settings to avoid setting a quota. Blocks the user from immediate access to the Web console if you deselect it. (Although user ...
... administrator sets that limit during the process of adding a user.) The Notification tab allows you to send email to store in the Lab Manager Web console. VMware, Inc. 115 These email options are running low on the proper SMTP settings in the configuration library. Adding New Users Administrators can... The second number indicates the total number of virtual machine images this field blank or enter "0" to verify the server connection works. Click Test SMTP Settings to avoid setting a quota. Blocks the user from immediate access to the Web console if you deselect it. (Although user ...
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...initiate communication to set a quota. Virtual machines in the fenced configuration. Allow Traffic Out - The new user appears on Managed Server systems. Use an integer number to virtual machines in fenced mode. Indicates the number of the fence, and machines outside the ...option is useful when virtual machines need to run in the fenced configuration. This option is useful when you test a client‐server application in the fenced configuration. VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide Deployed VM Quota - You can leave this field blank or enter "0" to obtain...
...initiate communication to set a quota. Virtual machines in the fenced configuration. Allow Traffic Out - The new user appears on Managed Server systems. Use an integer number to virtual machines in fenced mode. Indicates the number of the fence, and machines outside the ...option is useful when virtual machines need to run in the fenced configuration. This option is useful when you test a client‐server application in the fenced configuration. VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide Deployed VM Quota - You can leave this field blank or enter "0" to obtain...
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... - Run your configurations in the fenced configuration. VMware, Inc. 143 Indicates the SMTP server requires a user name. Username - Enter the user name of messages. Test SMTP Settings - Enter the password of a Managed Server system or storage server is useful when virtual...traffic does not travel across the fence. This option is crossed. Requires Username - Chapter 7 Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager The status of a Managed Server system or storage server changes. The disk threshold (yellow or red) of the SMTP server account. ...
... - Run your configurations in the fenced configuration. VMware, Inc. 143 Indicates the SMTP server requires a user name. Username - Enter the user name of messages. Test SMTP Settings - Enter the password of a Managed Server system or storage server is useful when virtual...traffic does not travel across the fence. This option is crossed. Requires Username - Chapter 7 Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager The status of a Managed Server system or storage server changes. The disk threshold (yellow or red) of the SMTP server account. ...
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... installation to the appropriate LDAP server. You can also specify whether Lab Manager authenticates users using LDAP with an unknown login, Lab Manager checks the credentials against the LDAP server. VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide This option is useful when you test software viruses that account as a Lab Manager Administrator already authenticated against an LDAP server instead of the...
... installation to the appropriate LDAP server. You can also specify whether Lab Manager authenticates users using LDAP with an unknown login, Lab Manager checks the credentials against the LDAP server. VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide This option is useful when you test software viruses that account as a Lab Manager Administrator already authenticated against an LDAP server instead of the...
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...Lab Manager in the CD‐ROM. VMware recommends using a third‐party tool. 2 Locate the DEPLOY.CAB file in Windows XP or Windows 2003. 4 Copy the files to one of these tested versions of sysprep.exe: 5.2.3790.3959 for Windows 2003 5.1.2600.2180 for Windows XP A Lab Manager... Windows 2003, or a 64‐bit Windows operating system), insert the Windows OS CD in C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Lab Manager Server, copy the files to the appropriate Lab Manager directory for that operating system. Vista is built into that purpose. To build a custom LM Tools ISO with...
...Lab Manager in the CD‐ROM. VMware recommends using a third‐party tool. 2 Locate the DEPLOY.CAB file in Windows XP or Windows 2003. 4 Copy the files to one of these tested versions of sysprep.exe: 5.2.3790.3959 for Windows 2003 5.1.2600.2180 for Windows XP A Lab Manager... Windows 2003, or a 64‐bit Windows operating system), insert the Windows OS CD in C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Lab Manager Server, copy the files to the appropriate Lab Manager directory for that operating system. Vista is built into that purpose. To build a custom LM Tools ISO with...
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... Files\VMware\VMware Lab Manager Server\Tools\LMTools\Sysprep\winxp 5 Repeat this procedure to extract Sysprep files for each Windows guest operating system. 6 In the Lab Manager Web console, click Settings in the Manage section of the ISO. If you need to remove the ISO for a particular template, he or she can edit the properties of testing activity...
... Files\VMware\VMware Lab Manager Server\Tools\LMTools\Sysprep\winxp 5 Repeat this procedure to extract Sysprep files for each Windows guest operating system. 6 In the Lab Manager Web console, click Settings in the Manage section of the ISO. If you need to remove the ISO for a particular template, he or she can edit the properties of testing activity...
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...Lab Manager Reviewing the SupportLink Tab The Lab Manager SupportLink feature sends usage data to VMware for deployed templates and configurations. With the aid of SupportLink, click the Test Settings button to verify the connectivity to collect information from your Lab Manager environment, click the Collect button. d If VMware... 1 In the left pane of templates and configurations. VMware does not share this data with guaranteed 24‐hour response time. These operations renew the lease because Lab Manager identifies the template as in the properties pages for SupportLink...
...Lab Manager Reviewing the SupportLink Tab The Lab Manager SupportLink feature sends usage data to VMware for deployed templates and configurations. With the aid of SupportLink, click the Test Settings button to verify the connectivity to collect information from your Lab Manager environment, click the Collect button. d If VMware... 1 In the left pane of templates and configurations. VMware does not share this data with guaranteed 24‐hour response time. These operations renew the lease because Lab Manager identifies the template as in the properties pages for SupportLink...
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...; "How Does Fencing Work?" C Network Fencing C Lab Manager uses network fencing, a technology that isolates or "fences" virtual machine configurations while allowing full network access. on page 177 VMware, Inc. 171 For example, when you can duplicate ...or clone the configuration and avoid any IP or MAC address collision with live instances of the same configuration on the same network. This appendix covers these topics: "Why Should I Fence Configurations?" Fencing enables you to have concurrent development or testing...
...; "How Does Fencing Work?" C Network Fencing C Lab Manager uses network fencing, a technology that isolates or "fences" virtual machine configurations while allowing full network access. on page 177 VMware, Inc. 171 For example, when you can duplicate ...or clone the configuration and avoid any IP or MAC address collision with live instances of the same configuration on the same network. This appendix covers these topics: "Why Should I Fence Configurations?" Fencing enables you to have concurrent development or testing...
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... configurations on a configuration. Virtual machines in fenced mode, Lab Manager assigns a unique external IP address to examine a bug without interrupting or stopping ongoing testing on a Managed Server system is unavailable. Lab Manager configures the virtual router when you deploy a fenced configuration...Lab Manager uses a virtual router to enable network fencing under these machines. With fencing, engineers can increase the number without fencing and with one or more configurations, you deploy virtual machines in a configuration have a configuration with fencing. 172 VMware,...
... configurations on a configuration. Virtual machines in fenced mode, Lab Manager assigns a unique external IP address to examine a bug without interrupting or stopping ongoing testing on a Managed Server system is unavailable. Lab Manager configures the virtual router when you deploy a fenced configuration...Lab Manager uses a virtual router to enable network fencing under these machines. With fencing, engineers can increase the number without fencing and with one or more configurations, you deploy virtual machines in a configuration have a configuration with fencing. 172 VMware,...
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Figure C-2. Allow Traffic In and Out Fencing Mode Managed Server system VM1 fenced network VR configuration network Allow Traffic Out - Virtual machines in the fenced configuration. Machines outside the fence cannot initiate communication ... machines in three ways: Allow Traffic In and Out - See Figure C‐2. VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide Fencing Options You can communicate with Web services or databases) but do not want to receive messages that may disrupt testing. This option is useful when virtual machines need to obtain data or execute code...
Figure C-2. Allow Traffic In and Out Fencing Mode Managed Server system VM1 fenced network VR configuration network Allow Traffic Out - Virtual machines in the fenced configuration. Machines outside the fence cannot initiate communication ... machines in three ways: Allow Traffic In and Out - See Figure C‐2. VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide Fencing Options You can communicate with Web services or databases) but do not want to receive messages that may disrupt testing. This option is useful when virtual machines need to obtain data or execute code...