VMware vCenter vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 Installation guide

Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade

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vCenter Lab Manager 4.0

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Contents

AboutThisBook 5

1 IntroducingLab ManagerandtheInstallationProcess 7

LabManagerComponents 7

OverviewofLab ManagerInstallationProcess 8

2 InstallationRequirementsandRecommendations 9

vSphere4.0RequirementsandRecommendations 9

ESX/ESXiServerRecommendations 10

vCenterServerRecommendations 10

DatastoreRequirementsandRecommendations 11

Lab Manager ServerRequirementsandRecommendations 11

OperatingSystemandFramework 11

CPUSpeed 11

Processor 11

HardDisk 12

Memory 12

Network 12

CDorDVDDrive 12

SystemClock 12

Lab ManagerServerRecommendations 12

InstallIISontheLab ManagerServer 13

ChecktheVersionofanExisting.NETFrameworkInstallation 13

Installthe.NETFrameworkonthe

Lab ManagerServer 13

CredentialRequirementsforConnectingtovCenterServerfromLab Manager 13

WebConsoleAccessRequirements 15

SetInternetExplorerOptions 15

NetworkRequirements 16

ConfiguringRouting 16

ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions 16

ConfiguringFirewallSettings 16

GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation 17

IPAddressesforVirtualMachines 17

SecurityRequirementsandRecommendations 18

SetWindowsSecurityPolicies 18

GenerateaCustomSSLCertificate 18

3 InstallingLab Manager 21

InstalltheLab ManagerServerSoftware 21

InitializeandConfigureLab Manager 22

ChoosingaLab ManagerSystemName 23

StaticIPandDHCPNetworking 24

BackingUpthePasswordEncryptionKey 24

UninstallLab Manager 24

RemoveSQLServer2005Components 25

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4 UpgradingtoLab Manager4.0 27

SupportedUpgrades 27

UpgradingfromLab Manager3.x 27

BackUptheLabManagerDatabase 27

UpgradeVirtualCenterServertovCenterServer4.0 28

InstalltheLab ManagerServerSoftware 28

UpgradeandConfigureLab Manager 29

UnderstandingtheUpgradefromLab Manager3.x 29

UpgradingfromStageManager1.x 29

UndeployAllStageManagerVirtualMachines 29

BackUptheStageManagerDatabase 30

UninstalltheStageManagerProgram

Files 30

UpgradeVirtualCenterServertovCenterServer4.0 30

InstalltheLab ManagerServerSoftware 30

UpgradeandConfigureLab Manager 31

UnderstandingtheUpgradefromStage Manager1.x 32

Organizations 32

Workspaces 32

Configurations 33

UsersandGroups 33

RolesandRights 33

Sharing 33

Networking 33

UpgradingESXServer 34

Index 35

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TheLab ManagerInstallationandUpgradeGuideincludesinstallation,upgrade,andconfigurationtasksfor

VMware

vCenter

Lab Manager.

Intended Audience

ThisguideisintendedforVMwarevSphere

administratorsandcurrentvCenterLabManagerandvCenter

StageManageradministrators.

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Technical Support and Education Resources

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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

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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,

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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systemadministratorscontrolaccess

rights,storagequotas,anddeploymentpolicies.

See

theLab ManagerUser’sGuideforafulloverviewoftheproduct.

Thischapterincludesthesetopics:

 “LabManagerComponents”onpage 7

 “OverviewofLab ManagerInstallationProcess”onpage 8

Lab Manager Components

Lab ManagerrequiresVMwarevSphere.VMwareESX™andESXihostsprovidethememoryandCPU

resourcestorunLab Managervirtualmachines.Lab ManagermanagestheESX/ESXihoststhroughaVMware

vCenterServersystemandtheLab Manageragentinstalledonthose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(forinstalling

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usingtheuserinterface.

 UsetheLab ManagerSOAPAPItoaccesstheLab M anagerserverprogrammatically.TheSOAPAPI

allowseasyintegrationwithbuildmanagementsystemsandautomatedtestingtools.Formore

information,seetheLab ManagerSOAPAPIGuide.

Introducing Lab Manager and the

Installation Process

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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

Overview of Lab Manager Installation Process

Theinstallationprocessinv o lvesthetasksdescribedinTable 1‐1.

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

virtual machines

and media

Table 1-1. Installation Tasks and Descriptions

Task Description

SetupvSphere4.0 SetupESX/ESXi3.5or4.0hostsandvCenter4.0.VMwarerecommendsthatyou

setupatleasttwoESX/ESXihostsbeforesettinguptheLab Manager server.

PreparetoinstallLab Manager Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesurethatitmeetsallsoftwareandhardware

requirements.

CreatetheLab Managerserver

InstalltheLab Manager serversoftware.

Initializeandconfigure

Lab Manager

Configureresources,networking,andotherareasusingtheInitializationwizard.

Backupthepasswordencryption

key

BackupthekeythataffectspasswordsforvCenterServer,ESX/ESXihosts,andthe

SMTPserver.

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TouseLab Manager,yoursystemmustmeetcertainrequirements.Thischapterincludesthesetopics:

 “vSphere4.0RequirementsandRecommendations”onpage 9

 “DatastoreRequirementsandRecommendations”onpage 11

 “Lab Manager ServerRequirementsandRecommendations”onpage 11

 “CredentialRequirementsforConnectingtovCenterServerfromLab Manager”onpage 14

 “WebConsoleAccessRequirements”onpage 16

 “NetworkRequirements”onpage 16

 “SecurityRequirementsandRecommendations”onpage 18

vSphere 4.0 Requirements and Recommendations

LabManagersupportsvSphere4.0Standard,Advanced,Enterprise,andEnterprisePluseditions.

TosupporttheLab Managerhostspanningfeature,youmusthaveanEnterprisePluslicense.

Lab Managerrequires:

 TwoormoreESX/ESXi4.0serversfromtheESX/ESXihardwarecompatibilitylist

Lab ManagersupportsESX/ESXi3.5hosts,ESX/ESXi4.0hosts,oramixof3.5and4.0hosts.Youcannot

mixESXversionswithinacluster.

Youcanusethehoststocreateclustersandresourcepools,butallthehosts

mustbelongtoasingle

datacenter.

VirtualmachinesandvirtualmachinetemplatescreatedwithLabManager3.xorStageManager1.xuse

virtualmachineversion4.Youcancreate,run,andeditthesevirtualmachinesandvirtualmachine

templatesonESX/ESXi3.5and4.Whenyoucreateanewvirtualmachine

orvirtualmachinetemplate

withLab Manager4.0,youcanspecifyvirtualmachineversion4orvirtualmachineversion7.Virtual

machineversion7isnotcompatiblewithESX/ESXi3.5.

 OnevCenter4.0server

ForallvSphere4.0requirements,seethevSphere4.0documentationsetandESX/ESXihardwarecompatibility

listsavailableontheVMwareWebsite,http://www.vmware.com.

Lab ManagersupportsVMwarevSpherecapabilitiessuchasVMwareVMotion™,VMwareDistributed

ResourceScheduler(DRS),andVMwareHighAvailability(HA).Thesearedistributedservicesthat

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.

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ESX/ESXi Server Recommendations

ToachievethebestpossibleperformancefromyourLab Managerserversystem,VMwarerecommends

specificconfigurationsettingsforESX/ESXihosts.

 UsethesamehostCPUacrossallhostsintheLab Managerenvironment.

CPUhomogeneitymakesvirtualmachinesmoremobileforLab Managerdeploymentandallows

Lab ManagertoderivebenefitsfromfeaturessuchasVMotion,DRS,andHA.

Inaddition,ifyoudonothaveahomogenousCPUsetupacrosshosts,youmightnot

beabletoredeploy

suspendedvirtualmachinesorvirtualmachineswithsavedstate.Thesevirtualmachinesrequireahost

thatiscompatiblewiththeCPUoftheoriginalhostonwhichthevirtualmachinewasdeployed.

 Totakeadvantageofvirtualmachinemigration,makesurethatallhostshavemoreCPUsthanthe

numberofvirtualCPUsonatypicalvirtualmachineinLab Manager.

 UseclusterswiththesamehardwaretogainthegreatestbenefitsfromHA,DRS,andVMotion.

 Usestorageareanetwork(SAN)storage.

TheminimumrequirementisalocalSCSIdrivewithasupportedSCSIadapter,butthishardwaresetup

doesnotallowyoutosharevirtualmachinesacrosssystems.

 Usesharedstorage.AlargernumberofhostswithsharedstorageallowsLab Managertotakeadvantage

ofvSphere4.0capabilities.Ifyoustorevirtualmachinefilesonlocal(notshared)storage,youcanonly

deploythevirtualmachinesonthelocalESX/ESXihost.

 Haveaminimumof500MBavailableinthe/varpartition.

 Have120MBavailableinthe/usrpartition.

 GroupmultiplephysicalNICstogether.

GroupingallowstheNICteamtoincreaseperformancebydistributingthetrafficacrossthosephysical

networkadaptersandtoprovidepassivefailoverintheeventofhardwarefailureornetworkoutage.

Forbestperformanceandsecurity,usedifferentvirtualswitchesfortheESXserviceconsoleandvirtual



machineportgroups.

 SetuptheVMkernelnetworkforNFSvirtualmachineandmediadatastoresandforusingVMotionand

DRS.Formoreinformation,seethevSpheredocumentation.

Forbestperformance,usedifferentvirtualswitchesfortheVMkernelportgroupandvirtualmachineport

groups.

 ConfigureESXihostloggingtosendsystemlogstoadatastoreorremotehost.

Bydefault,ESXihostsdonotsavesystemlogstopersistentstorageandthelogsarenotpreservedacross

reboots.Forinformationabouthowtoconfigurelogging,seetheVMwarevSpheredocumentation.

vCenter Server Recommendations

 VMwarerecommendsallocatingatleast1GBofRAMtovCenterServer.Lab Managergeneratesmore

activitywithinvCenterServerthanthedailyinteractionbetweenvCenterServerandthevSphereClient.

 InstallvCenterServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.Seethetechnicalwhitepaper,RunningvCenterina

VirtualMachine,intheTechnicalResourcessectionoftheVMwareWebsite.

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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements and Recommendations

Datastore Requirements and Recommendations

VirtualmachinesandmediafilescanresideonVMFSandNFSdatastores.Formoreinformationabout

datastoresandmediastores,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.VMwarerecommendssharedstorage(NFS,

iSCSI,orFibreChannel).VMwarealsorecommendsusingasmallnumberoflargeSANVMFSpartitions

ratherthanalargenumber

ofsmallpartitions.

Touseadatastoreformedia,youmustconfigureitasamediastoreinLab Manager.Youcanusethesame

datastoreformediaandvirtualmachinestorage,aslongasyouusedifferentdirectories.

ToenableadatastoreformediaandadditasaLab Managermediastore,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

AVMFSdatastorehasthefollowingrequirements:

 Thedatastoremusthaveenoughspaceforthechainofdeltadisksgeneratedfromvirtualmachine

operations.Thechaincannotspanmultipledatastores.

Forvariouschanges,Lab Managerfreezestheoriginaldeltadiskandcreatesanewone.Thechainlength

indicateshowscatteredthevirtualmachineimageisacrossthedirectories

ofadatastore.

Forinformationaboutchainsanddeltadisks,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

 AVMFSdatastoremustbeconfiguredintheESX/ESXisystem.

YoumustsetupVMFSpartitionsoutsideofLab ManagerthroughvCenter.Formoreinformation,seethe

vSphere4.0documentation.

AnNFSdatastorehasthefollowingrequirements:

 TheNFSservermustbeaccessibleinread‐writemodebyallESX/ESXihosts.

 TheNFSservermustallowread‐writeaccessfortherootsystemaccount.

 AnNFSdatastoremustbeconfiguredintheESX/ESXisystem.

Lab Manager Server Requirements and Recommendations

TheLab Managerservermustmeetspecificrequirements.

Operating System and Framework

 MicrosoftWindowsServer200332‐bitEnterpriseEdition(ServicePack1orlater)orStandardEdition

(ServicePack1orlater)

Lab ManagersupportsEnglish(UnitedStates),English(Australia),English(UnitedKingdom),French

(France),German(Germany),Italian(Italy),andJapaneseregionalsettings.

 LabManager4.0.3supportsMicrosoftWindowsServer2008(32‐bit).

 InternetInformationServices(IIS)6.0

See“InstallIISontheLab ManagerServerforWindows2003”onpage 13.

 Microsoft.NETFramework2.0(ServicePack1orlater)

YoumustinstallIISbeforeyouinstall.NETFramework.See“ChecktheVersionofanExisting.NET

FrameworkInstallation”onpage 13and“Installthe.NETFrameworkontheLab ManagerServer”on

page 14.

CPU Speed

 550MHzminimum

 (Recommended)1GHzorfaster

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Processor

PentiumIII,Pentium4,Xeon,Opteron,orAthlonprocessor

Hard Disk

 40GBminimum

 (Recommended)RAID1orRAID5forfaulttolerancebenefits,orRAID0+1forfaulttoleranceand

performancebenefits

Memory

 512MBminimum

 (Recommended)2GBormore

Network

 AtleastoneunboundEthernetcard

ItsNICmustbephysicallyconnectedtothenetwork(nowirelesscards)andhaveastaticIPaddress.

 (Recommended)GigabitEthernet

 MachinecannotrunasaWindowsdomaincontroller

 Fullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN)

CertainfeaturesofLab ManagerrequireanFQDN.ThisrequirementdoesnotmeanthattheLab Manager

serverresidesinadomain.

AnFQDNstartswiththecomputernamefollowedbytheDomainNameSystem(DNS)suffix(for

example,computer_name.mydomain.com).VMwarerecommendsthatyouavoidusinganIP

address

becausecomplicationsmightariseatalatertimeifyouchangethataddress.Forexample,changingthe

IPaddressrequiresregeneratingthecertificatebecausethecertificatedependsonthisFQDN.

CD or DVD Drive

FortheLab Managerserver,youmightneedaCDorDVDdrivetoaccesstheWindowsServer2003CD‐ROM

whileconfiguringIISandMicrosoft.NETFramework.See“InstallIISontheLab ManagerServerforWindows

2003”onpage 13.

System Clock

EnsurethatthesystemclocksareinsyncwiththeclocksonallmachinesinvolvedintheLab Manager

deployment(Lab Managerserver,vCentersystem,ESX/ESXihosts,clientmachinesaccessingtheWebconsole,

fileservers,andsoon).Thissynchronizationallowssupportstafftoquicklypinpointissuesinlogs.

See“InstallingandConfiguring

NTPonVMwareESXServer”intheVMwareknowledgebase.

Lab Manager Server Recommendations

 InstallLab Managerserversoftwareonavirtualmachine.

 DonotinstalltheLab ManagerserversoftwareonaphysicalorvirtualmachinethatcontainsvCenter

Serversoftware.IfyouhaveLab ManagerserverandvCenterServersoftwareinstalledinseparatevirtual

machines,thesevirtualmachinescanresideonthesameESX/ESXihost.

 IftheLab ManagerserverrunsinavirtualmachineonanESX/ESXihostunderLab Managercontrol,

certainoperationsaffectallvirtualmachines,suchasUndeployallVMsandRedeployallVMs.

These operationsdonotaffectvirtualmachinesonthesameESX/ESXihostthatareoutsideof

Lab Managercontrol.

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Forinformationabouttheseoperations,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

Install IIS on the Lab Manager Server for Windows 2003

YoumusthaveIISinstalledandenabledontheLab Managerserver.InstallIISbeforeyouinstall

Microsoft .NETFramework2.0.

Duringtheinstallationprocedure,youmightneedtoinserttheWindowsServer2003bootdiskintotheCDor

DVDdriveoftheserver.

To install IIS

1 SelectStart>Settings>ControlPanel>

AddorRemovePrograms.

2IntheleftpaneoftheAddorRemoveProgramsdialogbox,clicktheAdd/RemoveWindows

Componentsicon.

TheWindowsComponentswizardstarts.

3 SelectApplicationServer.

4ClickDetails.

5 SelectInternetInformationServices(IIS).

6ClickOKandthenclickNexttoinstallthecomponents.

Install IIS 7.0 on the Lab Manager Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2008

YoucaninstallIIS7.0ontheLabManagerServer.

To install IIS 7.0

1ClickStart>AdministrativeTools>ServerManager.

2Inthenavigationpane,selectRoles.

3AddrolesandselectWebServer(IIS).

4Verifythatthesefeaturesareinstalled.

 StaticContent

 DefaultDocument

 HTTPErrors

 HTTPRedirect

 StaticContentCompression

 IIS6MetabaseCompatibility.

 IIS6ManagementConsole

 IIS6WMICompatibility

5InSelectRoleServices,clickNext.

6IntheConfirmInstallationsselectionpane,clickInstall.

7ClickClose.

Check the Version of an Existing .NET Framework Installation

Ifyoualreadyhave.NETFrameworkinstalled,verifytheversion.

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To verify the version of an existing .NET Framework installation

1 SelectStart>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.

2ClicktheMicrosoft.NETFramework2.0ServicePack1programandclickthelinkforsupport

information.

Ifyoudonotseeversion2.1.21022orhigherlistedforthe.NETFramework,installit.

Install the .NET Framework on the Lab Manager Server

InstallIISbeforeyouinstalltheMicrosoft.NETFramework2.0.

To install .NET Framework

1OpentheMicrosoftWebsite.

2Searchfor.NETFramework.

Forexample,tosearchfortheServicePack1download,enter.NET 2.0 SP1 download x86intheSearch

field.

3 Downloadandinstall.NETFramework.

Credential Requirements for Connecting to vCenter Server from

Lab Manager

TosetupaconnectionwithvCenterServer,Lab ManagerrequiresauserwhoisassignedaroleinvCenter

withatleasttheprivilegeslistedinTable 2‐1.YoucanassignWindowsusersorvCenteruserstothisrole.

The usermusthavethesepermissionsfortheentirevCenterServersystem.

Whenyouassignthepermissions,

makesuretoselectthePropagatetoChildObjectscheck box.

IfyousetuptheconnectionwithauserassignedtheAdministratorroleinvCenter,theuserhastheproper

credentials.

Lab Managerrequirestheusertohavecertainpermissionsonobjects.Iftheuserchangestoanother

vCenter

rolewithfewerprivileges,LabManageroperationsarehindered.Forexample,assigningtheusertotheNo

accessroleforanobject,suchasaresourcepool,blocksthevisibilityofthisobjectinaLab Manager

environment.Forinformationaboutrolesandsettingobjectpermissions,seeVMware vSphere

documentation.

Theprivileges

inTable 2‐1appearintheEditRoledialogboxofthevSphereClient.

Table 2-1. Required Privileges for Connecting to vCenter Server

vSphere Client Privilege Category Required Privileges

Datastore

 Allocatespace

 Browsedatastore

 Lowlevelfileoperations

Distributedvirtualportgroup

 Create

 Delete

 Modify

DistributedVirtualSwitch

 Hostoperation

 Modify

Folder

 Createfolder

 Deletefolder

 Movefolder

 Renamefolder

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Global  Diagnostics

 Disablemethods

 Enablemethods

 Licenses

 Managecustomattributes

 Setcustomattribute

Host  Configuration

 Maintenance

 Networkconfiguration

 Storagepartitionconfiguration

 SystemManagement

 Inventory

 Modifycluster

 Localoperations

 AddhosttovCenter

Network

 Assignnetwork

Resource

 Assignvirtualmachinetoresourcepool

 Migrate

 Relocate

VirtualMachine

 Configuration

 Addexistingdisk

 Addnewdisk

 Addorremovedevice

 Advanced

 ChangeCPUcount

 Changeresource

 Extendvirtualdisk

 Memory

 Modifydevicesettings

 Removedisk

 Rename

 Settings

 Upgradevirtualhardware

 Interaction

 ConfigureCDmedia

 Consoleinteraction

 Deviceconnection

 PowerOff

 PowerOn

 Reset

 Suspend

 VMwareToolsinstall

 Configurefloppymedia

 Inventory

 Createfromexisting

 Register

 Unregister

 Provisioning

 Markastemplate

 Markasvirtualmachine

 Deploytemplate

 Clonevirtualmachine

Table 2-1. Required Privileges for Connecting to vCenter Server (Continued)

vSphere Client Privilege Category Required Privileges

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Web Console Access Requirements

TouseabrowsertoaccesstheLabManagerWebconsole,themachinemusthavethefollowingrequirements:

 MicrosoftInternetExplorerorMozillaFirefox.

ForinformationaboutwhichWebbrowsersaresupportedonwhichclientoperatingsystems,seethe

appendixsectionoftheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

 RoutableaccesstotheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihosts

 1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitor

Set Internet Explorer Options

ToaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsoleusingMicrosoftInternetExplorer,youmustsetsomeoptionsinthe

browser.

To set Internet Explorer options

1InanInternetExplorerbrowserwindow,selectTools>InternetOptions.

2IntheSecuritytab,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theAdvancedtab.

5 SelectthePlayanimationsinwebpagescheckboxandclickOK.

6IfyouareusingInternetExploreronaWindows2003computer,opentheControlPanelandclickAddor

RemovePrograms.

7ClickAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents.

8DisabletheInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurity

Configurationoption.

Network Requirements

TheLab Managerserversystemincludesmanynetworkcomponentsthatneedtocommunicatewitheach

other.

Configuring Routing

Lab Managerhasthefollowingnetworkconnectivityrequirements:

 Lab ManagerclientmachinesaccessingtheWebconsolemusthaveroutableaccesstotheLab Manager

serverandESX/ESXihosts.Iftheseserversarebehindafirewallandnotdirectlyaccessible,youcanuse

avirtualprivatenetwork(VPN).See“ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 17.

 TheconnectionfromLab ManagertovCentermustbeadirectHTTPSconnectionwithoutaproxyserver.

 DonotuseaNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)devicebetweentheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXi

hosts.ThedevicebreaksthecommunicationbetweentheLab ManagerserverandtheagentLab Manager

installsoneachESX/ESXihost.

 TheLab ManagerserverisnotrequiredtoresideonthesamesubnetastheESX/ESXihosts.

 TheLab ManagerserverrequiresastaticIPaddress.

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 TheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihostsneedaccesstothemediastoragebutarenotrequiredto

resideonthesamesubnet.

 ESX/ESXihostsneedaccesstoNFSvirtualmachinestorage.

Configuring Domains and Permissions

BecausetheLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihostsmustmountsharesforvirtualmachineimportand

exportoperations,thesesystemsrequirematchingDNSandDNSsuffixinformation.

Configuring Firewall Settings

Lab Managercommunicatesbetweenitsserversandclientsthroughnetworkports.ESX/ESXisoftwaresetsup

defaultports.Formoreinformation,seethevSphere4.0documentation.

ForinformationaboutconfiguringcommunicationbetweenvCentercomponents,seethevSphere4.0Quick

StartGuide.

Toensuresuccessfulcommunication,makesurethattheportslistedinTable 2‐

2arenotblockedbyafirewall.

Duringtheinstallationprocess,ensurethatportconflictsdonotexist.Todetermineportsinuse,runthe

netstat-bcommandfromthecommandline.

Gathering Network Information for Installation

Beforeyoubegintheinstallation,gatherthefollowinginformationaboutyournetworkifyouplanonusing

staticIPaddressing:

 BlockofunusedIPaddresses

 IPaddressfortheprimaryand(optional)secondaryDNSserver

 Subnetmask

 IPaddressforthenetworkgateway

 Lab ManagerserverDNSsuffix

Table 2-2. Lab Manager Network Port Requirements

Systems Network Ports

ClientbrowsertoaccessLab Managerserver TCPport443

ClientbrowsertoaccessESX/ESXihosts TCPports902and903

Lab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihoststoaccessSMBshare(importandexport

operationsonly)

TCPports139and445,UDP

ports137and138

ESX/ESXihoststoaccessNFSmediadatastoresorNFS

virtualmachinedatastores TCPport2049

Lab ManagerservertoaccessLab ManageragentonESX/ESXihosts TCPport5212

Lab ManagerservertoaccessESX/ESXihostagentonESX/ESXihosts TCPport443

Lab ManagerservertoaccessthevCenterServersystem TCPport443

Lab ManagerservertocommunicatewithvirtualrouteronsomeESX/ESXihosts(for

fencedconfigurations)

TCP

port514

Lab Manager servertoaccessLDAPServer TCPport389forLDAP,TCP

port636forLDAPS

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IP Addresses for Virtual Machines

ReservearangeofIPaddressesforvirtualmachinesoneachphysicalnetworkthatLab Managerwilluse.

This rangeisinadditiontotheIPaddressesrequiredforeachLab ManagerserverandESX/ESXihost.IP

addressesforvirtualmachinesareallocatedfromthepoolofIPaddressesthatyoureserve.Thenumber

of

virtualmachinesrunningandrequiringIPaddressesvarieswiththenumberandcomplexityofconfigurations

deployedatanyonetime.

Foraminimumenvironment,youneedatleast100IPaddresses.Youcanalwaysaddmoreaddresseslater.

Foralargeinstallation,VMwarerecommendsallocatingatleast200IPaddresses.



Table 2‐3providesexamplesofthenetworkinformationforasinglephysicalnetworkusingastaticIPpool.

Security Requirements and Recommendations

ThedefaultsecuritypolicysettingsfortheLab ManagerserveroperatingsystemsupportLab Manager

operations.Ifyoumanipulatedsecuritypoliciestosupportahigh‐securityenvironment,youmustmodifythe

policysettingstosupportLab Manager.

VMwarerecommendsinstallinganSSLcertificatefromatrustedcertificationauthoritythatvalidatesthe

identityofthe

Lab Managerserver.IfyoudonotinstallanSSLcertificate,VMwaregeneratesone,butSSL

securitywarningsappearinthebrowser.YoucanalsogenerateyourowncustomSSLcertificate.

Set Windows Security Policies

TheserveronwhichyouinstallLab Managermusthavespecificsecuritypolicysettings.

To set Windows security policies

1OnthedesktopofthetargetLab Managerserver,selectStart>AllPrograms>AdministrativeTools>

LocalSecurityPolicy.

2Intheleftpane,navigatetoSecurityOptionsunderLocalPolicies.

3Intherightpane,double‐clickMicrosoft

networkserver:Digitallysigncommunications(always).

4 SelectDisabledandclickOK.

5Intherightpane,double‐clickMicrosoftnetworkserver:Digitallysigncommunications(ifclient

agrees).

6 SelectDisabledandclickOK.

7Intherightpane,double‐clickNetworkSecurity:LANManagerauthenticationlevel.

8 SelectSendNTLMresponseonly.

9ClickOK.

Table 2-3.

Static IP Pool Information

IP and Network Component Example

IPaddressblockforvirtualmachines 10.6.1.10—10.6.1.199

Subnetmaskforvirtualmachines 255.255.255.0

Gatewayforvirtualmachines 10.6.1.1

DNSserver1 10.6.1.200

DNSserver2(optional) 10.6.1.201

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Generate a Custom SSL Certificate

YoucanuseOpenSSLtogenerateacustomSSLcertificatewiththedomainnameorIPaddressforaccessing

theLab Managerserver.VMwarerecommendsgeneratingthecustomcertificateontheLab Managerserver.

To use OpenSSL to generate a custom SSL certificate

1 DownloadandinstallOpenSSLontheLab Managerserver.

2 CreateafilenamedOpenSSlVMware.cfginaworkingdirectory.Thefollowing

exampleiswhatafile

mightlooklike:

# Conf file that vpx uses to generate SSL certificates.

[ req ]

default_bits = 1024

default_keyfile = rui.key

distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name

#Don't encrypt the key

encrypt_key = no

prompt = no

string_mask = nombstr

[ req_distinguished_name ]

countryName = US

stateOrProvinceName = CA

localityName = CA

0.organizationName = VMware, Inc.

organizationalUnitName = VMware, Inc.

commonName = machine1

emailAddress = [email protected]

3Storetheopenssl.exe,libeay32.dll,andssleay32.dllfilesintheworkingdirectory.

4Fromtheworkingdirectory,changethecommonNameentryintheOpenSSlVMware.cfgfilestothe

machinehostname.

5Fromthecommandpromptintheworkingdirectory,typethefollowingcommandstogeneratea.pfx

file:

openssl req -new -x509 -keyout "OpenSslVMware.key" -out "OpenSslVMware.crt" -days 730 -config

"<working directory>\OpenSslVMware.cfg"

openssl pkcs12 -export -out "OpenSslVMware.pfx" -in "OpenSslVMware.crt" -inkey

"OpenSslVMware.key" -name OpenSslVMware -passout pass:<password>

6RemovealloutdatedcertificatesfromIISandimportthenew.pfxfileintoIIS.

MicrosoftIISdocumentationhasinstructionsonremovingandimportingcertificates.

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