VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0 Installation guide

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Installation and Upgrade Guide
Lab Manager 3.0
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Contents
AboutThisBook 5
1 IntroducingLabManagerandtheInstallationProcess 7
UnderstandingLabManagerintheVMwareInfrastructureEnvironment 7
UsingClusters,Hosts,ResourcePools,andDatastores 8
UsingVMwareInfrastructureCapabilities 8
GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer
Software 9
2 PreparingtoInstallLab Manager 11
OverviewofLabManagerInstallationProcess 12
VMwareInfrastructureRequirementsandRecommendations 12
Lab Manager ServerRequirements 14
OperatingSystemandFramework 14
CPUSpeed 14
Processor 14
HardDisk 14
Memory 14
Network 15
CD/DVDDrive 15
SystemClock 15
InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServer 16
VerifyingtheVersionofanExisting.NETFrameworkInstallation 16
WebConsoleAccessRequirements 17
DatastoreRequirements 18
NetworkRequirements 19
ConfiguringRouting 19
ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions 19
Configuring
FirewallSettings 20
GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation 21
IPAddressesforVirtualMachines 21
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SecurityRecommendationsandRequirements 22
InstallingorCustomizingtheSSLCertificate 22
WindowsSecurityPolicyRequirements 23
3 InstallingLabManager 25
InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware 25
InitializingandConfiguringLabManager 26
CredentialRequirementsforConnectingtotheVirtualCenterServerfromLab
Manager 29
ChoosingaLabManagerSystemName 30
StaticIPandDHCPNetworking 31
ResourcePools 32
BackingUpthePasswordEncryptionKey 32
UninstallingLab Manager 32
4 UpgradingLabManager 35
SupportedUpgrades 35
BeforeUpgrading 36
InstallingaVirtualCenterServer 36
UndeployingVirtualMachinesandRemovingManagedServers 37
BackingUptheLabManagerDatabase 37
UninstallingtheManagedServerAgentSoftware 38
UninstallingtheProgramFilesforLabManagerServer 38
InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware 39
UpgradingESXServer 40
UpgradingESXServer3.0.xtoESXServer3.5Update140
Configuringa
VirtualCenterServer 41
UpgradingandConfiguringLabManager 41
UnderstandingtheUpgrade 44
Organizations 44
UsersandGroups 44
RolesandRights 45
Sharing 45
MediaStorage 46
Networking 46
Index 47
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TheLab ManagerInstallationandUpgradeGuideincludesinstallation,upgrade,and
configurationtasksforVMware
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Lab Manager.
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Virtualmachinetechnology
Basicconceptsofdistributed,multitieredsystems
Currentdevelopmentandtestingpractices
WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems
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VMwareLab Managerprovidesasolutiontomanagevirtualmachinesinthetestlab
infrastructure.Youcancaptureacomplexandrunningsoftwareenvironmentand
shareitinstantlyacrossyourorganization.SeetheLab ManagerUser’sGuideforafull
overviewoftheproduct.
Thischapterincludesthesetopics:
“UnderstandingLabManagerintheVMwareInfrastructureEnvironment”on
page 7
“GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer
Software”onpage 9
Understanding Lab Manager in the VMware Infrastructure
Environment
Lab ManagerisanapplicationthatresidesonandusestheVMwareInfrastructure
product.
TheLab ManagerServersystemprovidescentralizeddeploymentandmanagementof
configurationsofvirtualmachinesagainstacollectionofresourcepoolsthatthe
VirtualCenterServerprovides.
VMwareESXprovidesresourcestorunthevirtualmachines.Lab Managermanages
theESXhosts
throughtheVirtualCenterServ erandtheLab Manageragentinstalledon
thosehosts.
Introducing Lab Manager
and the Installation Process
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VMwareVirtualCenterServerisacontrolpointforthedatacenterandprovides
datacenterservicessuchasaccesscontrol,performancemonitoring,andconfiguration.
VirtualCenteralsoprovidesadvancedVMwareInfrastructurecapabilitiesdescribedin
“UsingVMwareInfrastructureCapabilities”onpage 8.ESXhostscontinuetofunction
eveniftheVirtualCenterServerbecomesunreachable(forexample,
thenetwork
connectionissevered).
Using Clusters, Hosts, Resource Pools, and Datastores
IntheVirtualCenterServer,youcanview,configure,andmanagethefollowingkey
elements:
Computingandmemoryresourcescalledhosts,clusters,andresourcepools
Storageresourcescalleddatastores
Networks
Virtualmachines
SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html
Hosts,clusters,andresourcepoolsprovideflexiblewaystoorganizetheaggregated
computingandmemoryresourcesinthevirtualenvironmentandlinkthembacktothe
underlyingphysicalresources.
Ahostrepresentstheaggregatecomputingandmemoryresourcesofaphysical
x86server.
Aclusteractsandcanbemanagedmuchlikeahost.Itrepresentstheaggregate
computingandmemoryresourcesofagroupofphysicalx86serverssharingthe
samenetworkandstoragearrays.
Resourcepoolsarepartitionsofcomputingandmemoryresourcesfromasingle
hostoracluster.WithVMware Distributed Resource Scheduler,thesepoolscanbe
hierarchicalandnested.
Using VMware Infrastructure Capabilities
Lab ManagerusesVMwareInfrastructurecapabilitiessuchasVMwareVMotion™,
VMwareDRS,andVMwareHighAvailability(HA).Thesearedistributedservicesthat
enableefficientandautomatedresourcemanagementandhighvirtualmachine
availability.
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Chapter 1 Introducing Lab Manager and the Installation Process
Lab ManagerworkswithvirtualmachinesregisteredwithVirtualCenterand
VMware Infrastructureadmissioncontrols.FormoreinformationaboutVirtualCenter,
seetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html
Guidelines for Installing a VirtualCenter Server and
Lab Manager Server Software
Reviewtheseguidelines:
Useclusterswiththesamehardwaretogainthegreatestbenefitsfrom
VMware HA,VMwareDRS,andVMwareVMotion.
InstallLab ManagerServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.
VMwarerecommendssharedstorage.Alargernumberofhostswithshared
storageallowsLab ManagertotakeadvantageofVMwareInfrastructure
capabilities.Ifyoustorevirtualmachinefilesonlocal(notshared)storage,youcan
onlydeploythevirtualmachinesonthelocalESXhost.
InstallVirtualCenterServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.Seethetechnicalwhite
paper,RunningVirtualCenterinaVirtualMachine,intheTechnicalResources
sectionoftheVMwareWebsite.
DonotinstalltheLab ManagerServersoftware onaphysicalorvirtualmachine
thatcontainsVirtualCenterServersoftware.IfyouhaveLab ManagerServerand
VirtualCenterServersoftwareinstalledinseparatevirtualmachines,thesevirtual
machinescanresideonthesameESXhost.
IftheLab ManagerServersystemrunsinavirtualmachineonanESXhostunder
Lab Managercontrol,certainoperationsaffectallvirtualmachines,suchas
UndeployallVMsandRedeployallVMs.Theseoperationsdonotaffectvirtual
machinesonthesameESXhostthatareoutsideofLab Managercontrol.
For
informationabouttheseoperations,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
CAUTIONVirtualCenterusersmustnotmanipulateportgroupsthatLab Manager
createsbecauseofpotentialconsequencesonfencedconfigurations.IfLab Manager
portgroupchangesoccurintheVirtualCenterServer,afencedconfigurationmightleak
trafficontoapublicnetwork.Lab Managerundeploysallvirtualmachinesassociated
withthatnetworktomitigatethedamage.
For
informationaboutnetworkfencing,configurations,andundeployoperations,see
theLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
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Thischapterdescribestheoverallinstallationprocess,requirements,and
recommendationsforaLab ManagerServersystem.Thischapterincludesthesetopics:
“OverviewofLabManagerInstallationProcess”onpage 12
“VMwareInfrastructureRequirementsandRecommendations”onpage 12
“Lab Manager ServerRequirements”onpage 14
“InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServer ”onpage 16
“WebConsoleAccessRequirementsonpage 17
“DatastoreRequirements”onpage 18
“NetworkRequirementsonpage 19
“SecurityRecommendationsandRequirements”onpage 22
Preparing to Install
Lab Manager
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Overview of Lab Manager Installation Process
Theinstallationprocesstakesabout20minutesandinvolvesthetasksdescribedin
Table 21.
VMware Infrastructure Requirements and
Recommendations
Lab ManagersupportsVMwareInfrastructure3StandardandVMwareInfrastructure
3Enterprise.Lab ManagerdoesnotworkwithVMwareInfrastructure3Foundationor
VMwareESXi3.5.
Lab Managerrequires:
OneormoreESX3.5Update1serversfromtheESXhardwarecompatibility
guides.
OneVirtualCenter2.5Update1system.
See“GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer
Software”onpage 9.
ForallVMwareInfrastructurerequirements,seetheVMwareInfrastructure
documentationsetandESXhardwarecompatibilityguidesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.
Table 2-1. Installation Tasks and Descriptions
Task Description
SettingupVMware
Infrastructure3
SetupESX3.5Update1andVirtualCenter2.5Update1.
VMwarerecommendsthatyousetupatleasttwoESX hosts
beforesettinguptheLab Manager Serversystem.
Preparingtoinstall
Lab Manager
Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesureitmeetsallsoftw are
andhardwarerequirements.
Creating
theLab Manager
Serversystem
InstalltheLab Manager Serversoftware.
Initializingandconfiguring
Lab Manager
Configureresources,networking,andotherareasinthe
Initializationwizard.
Backingupthepassword
encryptionkey
BackupthekeythataffectspasswordsfortheVirtualCenter
Server,ESXhosts,andSMTPserver.
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KeepinmindthefollowingrecommendationsforusingESXhostsinaLab Manager
environment:
Forguidelinesaboutareassuchasmemoryuse,readthePerformanceTuningBest
PracticesforESX Server3technicalwhitepaperontheVMwareWebsite.
ThehostCPUisthesameacrossallhostsintheLab Managerenvironment.
CPUhomogeneitymakesvirtualmachinesmoremobileforLab Manager
deploymentandallowsLab Managertoderivebenefitsfromfeaturessuchas
VMotion,VMwareDRS,andVMwareHA.
IfyoudonothaveahomogenousCPUsetupacrosshosts,ESX Serverpreventsyou
fromdeployingsuspendedvirtualmachinesononehosttoanotherhostthatisnot
compatiblewiththevirtualmachineCPU.(Toresolvetheissue,discardthe
suspendedstate.)Forinformationaboutvirtualmachinesinasuspendedstate,see
theLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
Totakeadvantageofvirtualmachinemigration,VMwarerecommendsthatall
hostshavemoreCPUsthanthenumberofvirtualCPUsonatypicalvirtual
machineinLab Manager.
UseSANstorage.
TheminimumrequirementisalocalSCSIdrivewithasupportedSCSIadapter,but
thishardwaresetupdoesnotallowyoutosharevirtualmachinesacrosssystems.
Haveaminimumof500MBavailableinthe/varpartition.
Have120MBavailableinthe/usrpartition.
MultiplephysicalNICsgroupedtogether.
ThisallowstheNICteamtoincreaseperformancebydistributingthetrafficacross
thosephysicalnetworkadaptersandprovidepassivefailoverintheeventof
hardwarefailureornetworkoutage.
Forbestperformanceandsecurity,usedifferentvirtualswitchesfortheESX
serviceconsoleandvirtualmachine
portgroups.
VMwarerecommendsallocatingatleast1GBofRAMtotheVirtualCenterServer.
Lab ManagergeneratesmoreactivitywithintheVirtualCenterServerthanthe
dailyinteractionbetweentheVirtualCenterServerandtheVIClient.
SetuptheVMkernelnetworkforNFSvirtualmachineandmediadatastores,and
forusingVMotionandDRS.SeeVMware Infrastructure3documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.
Forbestperformance,usedifferentvirtualswitchesfortheVMkernelportgroup
andvirtualmachineportgroups.
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Lab Manager Server Requirements
YoucaninstallLab Managersoftwareinavirtualmachine.Donotinstallthe
Lab Manager Serversoftwareonaphysicalorvirtualmachinethatcontains
VirtualCenter Serversoftware.IfyouhavetheLab Manager Serverand
VirtualCenter Serversoftwareinstalledinseparatevirtualmachines,thesevirtual
machinescanresideonthesameESXhost.See“Guidelinesfor
Installinga
VirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServerSoftware”onpage 9.
Operating System and Framework
MicrosoftWindowsServer200332bitEnterpriseEdition(ServicePack1orhigher)
orStandardEdition(ServicePack1orhigher)
Lab ManageronlysupportsEnglish(UnitedStates)regionalsettings.
InternetInformationServices(IIS)6.0
See“InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServeronpage 16.
Microsoft.NETFramework2.0(ServicePack1orhigher)
YoumustinstallIISbeforeyouinstall.NETFramework.
CPU Speed
550MHzminimum
(Recommended)1GHzorfaster
Processor
PentiumIII,Pentium4,Xeon,Opteron,orAthlonprocessor
Hard Disk
40GBminimum
(Recommended)RAID0orRAID5forperformancebenefits
Memory
512MBminimum
(Recommended)1GBormore
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Network
AtleastoneunboundEthernetcard:
NICwithstaticIPaddress
PhysicallyconnectedNIC(nowirelesscards)
(Recommended)GigabitEthernet
MachinecannotrunonaWindowsdomaincontroller
Fullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN).
CertainfeaturesofLab ManagerrequireanFQDN.Thisrequirementdoesnot
meanthattheLab ManagerServersystemresidesinadomain.
AnFQDNstartswiththecomputernamefollowedbytheDNSsuffix(forexample,
computer_name.mydomain.com).VMwarerecommendsthatyouavoidusingan
IPaddressbecause
complicationsmightariseatalatertimeifyouchangethat
address.Forexample,changingtheIPaddressrequiresregeneratingthecertificate
becausethecertificatedependsonthisFQDN.
CD/DVD Drive
FortheLab ManagerServersystem,youmightneedaCDorDVDdrivetoputthe
WindowsServer2003CDROMintowhileconfiguringIISandMicrosoft.NET
Framework.See“InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServeron
page 16.
System Clock
Ensurethatthesystemclocksareinsyncwiththeclocksonallmachinesinvolvedin
theLab Managerdeployment(Lab ManagerServersystem,VirtualCentersystem,ESX
hosts,clientmachinesaccessingtheWebconsole,fileservers,andsoon).This
synchronizationallowssupportstafftoquicklypinpointissuesinlogs.
See“Installing
andConfiguringNTPonVMwareESXServerintheVMware
knowledgebase.
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Installing IIS and .NET Framework on Lab Manager Server
YoumusthaveIISinstalledandenabledontheLab ManagerServersystem.(See
“OperatingSystemandFramework”onpage 14.)InstallIISbeforeyouinstall
Microsoft.NETFramework2.0(ServicePack1orhigher).
Duringtheinstallationprocedure,youmightneedtoinserttheWindowsServer2003
bootdiskintotheCD
orDVDdriveoftheserver.
To install IIS
1 ChooseStart>Settings>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.
2IntheleftpaneoftheAddorRemoveProgramsdialogbox,clicktheAdd/Remove
WindowsComponentsicon.
TheWindowsComponentswizardstarts.
3 SelecttheApplicationServercomponent.
4ClickDetails.
5 SelecttheInternetInformation
Services(IIS)option.
6ClickOKandNexttoinstallthecomponents.
To install the .NET Framework
1OpentheMicrosoftWebsite.
2Searchforthe.NETFramework.
Forexample,tosearchfortheServicePack1download,enter.NET 2.0 SP1
download x86intheSearchfield.
3 Downloadandinstall.NETFramework.
Verifying the Version of an Existing .NET Framework Installation
Ifyoualreadyhave.NETFrameworkinstalledbeforeyousetupLab Manager,verify
theversion.
To verify the version of an existing .NET Framework installation
1 ChooseStart>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.
2ClicktheMicrosoft.NETFramework2.0ServicePack1programandclickthe
linkforsupportinformation.
Ifyoudonotseeversion2.1.21022orhigher
listedforthe.NETFramework,install
it.
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Web Console Access Requirements
Thefollowingarerequirementsformachineswhereaclientopensabrowsertoaccess
theLab ManagerWebconsole:
MicrosoftInternetExplorerorMozillaFirefox.
ForspecificinformationaboutwhichWebbrowsersaresupportedonwhichclient
operatingsystems,seetheappendixsectionoftheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
MakesurethatthemachineshaveroutableaccesstotheLab ManagerServer
systemandESXhosts.
Usea1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitor.
InternetExplorerrequiressomespecificoptions.
To set Internet Explorer options
1InanInternetExplorerbrowserwindow,selectTools>InternetOptions.
2IntheSecuritytab,clickCustomLevel.
3EnablethefollowingoptionsandclickOK:
DownloadsignedActiveXcontrols
RunActiveXcontrolsandplugins
AllowMETAREFRESH
Activescripting
Allowpasteoperationsviascript
4ClicktheAdvancedtab.
5EnablethePlayanimationsinwebpagesoptionandclickOK.
6IfyouareusingInternetExploreronaWindows2003computer,opentheControl
PanelandclickAddorRemovePrograms.
7ClickAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents.
8DisabletheInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurity
Configurationoption.
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Datastore Requirements
VirtualmachinesandmediafilescanresideonVMFSandNFSdatastores.Formore
informationaboutdatastoresandmediastores,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
VMwarerecommendssharedstorage(NFS,iSCSI,orFiberChannel).VMwarealso
recommendsusingasmallnumberoflargeSANVMFSpartitionsratherthanalarge
number
ofsmallpartitions.
ThefollowingareVMFSdatastorerequirements:
Thedatastoremusthaveenoughspaceforthechainofdeltadisksgeneratedfrom
virtualmachineoperations.Thechaincannotspanmultipledatastores.
Forvariouschanges,Lab Managerfreezestheoriginaldeltadiskandcreatesanew
one.Thechainlengthindicateshowscatteredthevirtualmachineimageisacross
thedirectories
ofadatastore.
Forinformationaboutchainsanddeltadisks,seetheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
AVMFSdatastoremustbeconfiguredintheESXsystem.
YoumustsetupVMFSpartitionsoutsideofLab ManagerthroughVirtualCenter.
SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html
ThefollowingareNFSdatastorerequirements:
TheNFSservermustbeaccessibleinreadwritemodebyallESXhosts.
TheNFSservermustallowreadwriteaccessfortherootsystemaccount.
AnNFSdatastoremustbeconfiguredintheESXsystem.
Touseadatastoreformedia,youmustconfigureitasamediastoreinLab Manager.
Youcanusethesamedatastoreformediaandvirtualmachinestorage,aslongasyou
usedifferentdirectories.
Toenableadatastoreformediaand
additasaLab Managermediastore,seethe
Lab ManagerUser’sGuide.
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Network Requirements
TheLab ManagerServersystemincludesmanycomponentsthatneedtocommunicate
witheachother.Thefollowingsectionsdescriberouting,domain,andfirewall
requirements.
Configuring Routing
Thefollowingarenetworkconnectivityrequirements:
Lab ManagerclientmachinesaccessingtheWebconsolemusthaveroutableaccess
totheLab ManagerServersystemandESXhosts.Iftheseserversarebehinda
firewallandnotdirectlyaccessible,youcanuseavirtualprivatenetwork(VPN).
See“ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 20.
TheconnectionfromLab ManagertoVirtualCentermustbeadirectHTTP
connectionwithoutaproxyserver.
DonotuseaNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)devicebetweentheLab
ManagerServersystemandESXhosts.Thedevicebreaksthecommunication
betweentheLab ManagerServersystemandtheagentLab Managerinstallson
eachESXhost.
TheLab ManagerServersystemisnotrequiredtoresideonthesamesubnetasthe
ESXhosts.
TheLab ManagerServersystemrequiresastaticIPaddress.
TheLab ManagerServersystemandESXhostsneedaccesstothemediastorage
butarenotrequiredtoresideonthesamesubnet.
ESXhostsneedaccesstoNFSvirtualmachinestorage.
Configuring Domains and Permissions
BecausetheLab ManagerServersystemandESXhostsmustmountsharesforvirtual
machineimportandexportoperations,thesesystemsrequirematchingDNSandDNS
suffixinformation.
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Configuring Firewall Settings
Lab Managercommunicatesbetweenitsserversandclientsthroughnetworkports.
ESXsoftwaresetsupdefaultports.SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.
ForinformationaboutconfiguringcommunicationbetweenVirtualCenter
components,seetheVMwareInfrastructure3QuickStartGuide.
Toensuresuccessfulcommunication,makesuretheportslistedin
Table 22arenot
blockedbyafirewall.
Duringtheinstallationprocess,ensurethatportconflictsdonotexist.Todetermine
portsinuse,runthenetstat-bcommandfromthecommandline.
Table 2-2. Lab Manager Network Port Requirements
Systems Network Ports
ClientbrowsertoaccessLab ManagerServersystem TCPport443
ClientbrowsertoaccessESXhosts TCPports902and
903
Lab ManagerServersystemandESXhoststoaccessSMB
share(importandexportoperationsonly)
TCPports139and
445,UDPports137
and138
ESXhoststoaccessNFSmediadatastoresor
NFSvirtual
machinedatastores
TCPport2049
Lab ManagerServersystemtoaccessLab Manageragent
onESXhosts
TCPport5212
Lab ManagerServersystemtoaccessESXhostagenton
ESXhosts
TCPport443
Lab ManagerServersystemtoaccesstheVirtualCenter
Serversystem
TCPport443
Lab ManagerServersystemtocommunicatewithvirtual
routeron
someESXhosts(forfencedconfigurations)
TCPport514
Lab Manager ServersystemtoaccessLDAPServer TCPport389for
LDAP,TCPport636
forLDAPS
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