VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0 Installation guide

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Model: vCenter Lab Manager 3.0

Category: Networking

Type: Installation guide

Installation and Upgrade Guide

Lab Manager 3.0

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Contents

AboutThisBook 5

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

UnderstandingLabManagerintheVMwareInfrastructureEnvironment 7

UsingClusters,Hosts,ResourcePools,andDatastores 8

UsingVMwareInfrastructureCapabilities 8

GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer

Software 9

2 PreparingtoInstallLab Manager 11

OverviewofLabManagerInstallationProcess 12

VMwareInfrastructureRequirementsandRecommendations 12

Lab Manager ServerRequirements 14

OperatingSystemandFramework 14

CPUSpeed 14

Processor 14

HardDisk 14

Memory 14

Network 15

CD/DVDDrive 15

SystemClock 15

InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServer 16

VerifyingtheVersionofanExisting.NETFrameworkInstallation 16

WebConsoleAccessRequirements 17

DatastoreRequirements 18

NetworkRequirements 19

ConfiguringRouting 19

ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions 19

Configuring

FirewallSettings 20

GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation 21

IPAddressesforVirtualMachines 21

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SecurityRecommendationsandRequirements 22

InstallingorCustomizingtheSSLCertificate 22

WindowsSecurityPolicyRequirements 23

3 InstallingLabManager 25

InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware 25

InitializingandConfiguringLabManager 26

CredentialRequirementsforConnectingtotheVirtualCenterServerfromLab

Manager 29

ChoosingaLabManagerSystemName 30

StaticIPandDHCPNetworking 31

ResourcePools 32

BackingUpthePasswordEncryptionKey 32

UninstallingLab Manager 32

4 UpgradingLabManager 35

SupportedUpgrades 35

BeforeUpgrading 36

InstallingaVirtualCenterServer 36

UndeployingVirtualMachinesandRemovingManagedServers 37

BackingUptheLabManagerDatabase 37

UninstallingtheManagedServerAgentSoftware 38

UninstallingtheProgramFilesforLabManagerServer 38

InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware 39

UpgradingESXServer 40

UpgradingESXServer3.0.xtoESXServer3.5Update140

Configuringa

VirtualCenterServer 41

UpgradingandConfiguringLabManager 41

UnderstandingtheUpgrade 44

Organizations 44

UsersandGroups 44

RolesandRights 45

Sharing 45

MediaStorage 46

Networking 46

Index 47

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

configurationtasksforVMware

Lab Manager.

Intended Audience

Theguideisintendedforexperienceddevelopersandtestersofsoftwareapplications.

Thisdocumentassumestheuserhassomefamiliaritywiththesetopics:

 Virtualmachinetechnology

 Basicconceptsofdistributed,multitieredsystems

 Currentdevelopmentandtestingpractices

 WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems

Document Feedback

VMwarewelcomesyoursuggestionsforimprovingourdocumentation.Ifyouhave

comments,sendyourfeedbackto:

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Technical Support and Education Resources

Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.To

accessthecurrentversionsofthisbookandotherbooks,goto:

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs

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Online and Telephone Support

Useonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductand

contractinformation,andregisteryourproducts.Goto:

http://www.vmware.com/support

Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthe

fastestresponseonpriority1issues.Goto:

http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html

Support Offerings

FindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds.Goto:

http://www.vmware.com/support/services

VMware 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/

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VMwareLab Managerprovidesasolutiontomanagevirtualmachinesinthetestlab

infrastructure.Youcancaptureacomplexandrunningsoftwareenvironmentand

shareitinstantlyacrossyourorganization.SeetheLab ManagerUser’sGuideforafull

overviewoftheproduct.

Thischapterincludesthesetopics:

 “UnderstandingLabManagerintheVMwareInfrastructureEnvironment”on

page 7

 “GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer

Software”onpage 9

Understanding Lab Manager in the VMware Infrastructure

Environment

Lab ManagerisanapplicationthatresidesonandusestheVMwareInfrastructure

product.

TheLab ManagerServersystemprovidescentralizeddeploymentandmanagementof

configurationsofvirtualmachinesagainstacollectionofresourcepoolsthatthe

VirtualCenterServerprovides.

VMwareESXprovidesresourcestorunthevirtualmachines.Lab Managermanages

theESXhosts

throughtheVirtualCenterServ erandtheLab Manageragentinstalledon

thosehosts.

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VMwareVirtualCenterServerisacontrolpointforthedatacenterandprovides

datacenterservicessuchasaccesscontrol,performancemonitoring,andconfiguration.

VirtualCenteralsoprovidesadvancedVMwareInfrastructurecapabilitiesdescribedin

“UsingVMwareInfrastructureCapabilities”onpage 8.ESXhostscontinuetofunction

eveniftheVirtualCenterServerbecomesunreachable(forexample,

thenetwork

connectionissevered).

Using Clusters, Hosts, Resource Pools, and Datastores

IntheVirtualCenterServer,youcanview,configure,andmanagethefollowingkey

elements:

 Computingandmemoryresourcescalledhosts,clusters,andresourcepools

 Storageresourcescalleddatastores

 Networks

 Virtualmachines

SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html

Hosts,clusters,andresourcepoolsprovideflexiblewaystoorganizetheaggregated

computingandmemoryresourcesinthevirtualenvironmentandlinkthembacktothe

underlyingphysicalresources.

 Ahostrepresentstheaggregatecomputingandmemoryresourcesofaphysical

x86server.

 Aclusteractsandcanbemanagedmuchlikeahost.Itrepresentstheaggregate

computingandmemoryresourcesofagroupofphysicalx86serverssharingthe

samenetworkandstoragearrays.

 Resourcepoolsarepartitionsofcomputingandmemoryresourcesfromasingle

hostoracluster.WithVMware Distributed Resource Scheduler,thesepoolscanbe

hierarchicalandnested.

Using VMware Infrastructure Capabilities

Lab ManagerusesVMwareInfrastructurecapabilitiessuchasVMwareVMotion™,

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

enableefficientandautomatedresourcemanagementandhighvirtualmachine

availability.

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Chapter 1 Introducing Lab Manager and the Installation Process

Lab ManagerworkswithvirtualmachinesregisteredwithVirtualCenterand

VMware Infrastructureadmissioncontrols.FormoreinformationaboutVirtualCenter,

seetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html

Guidelines for Installing a VirtualCenter Server and

Lab Manager Server Software

Reviewtheseguidelines:

 Useclusterswiththesamehardwaretogainthegreatestbenefitsfrom

VMware HA,VMwareDRS,andVMwareVMotion.

 InstallLab ManagerServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.

 VMwarerecommendssharedstorage.Alargernumberofhostswithshared

storageallowsLab ManagertotakeadvantageofVMwareInfrastructure

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

onlydeploythevirtualmachinesonthelocalESXhost.

 InstallVirtualCenterServersoftwareonavirtualmachine.Seethetechnicalwhite

paper,RunningVirtualCenterinaVirtualMachine,intheTechnicalResources

sectionoftheVMwareWebsite.

 DonotinstalltheLab ManagerServersoftware onaphysicalorvirtualmachine

thatcontainsVirtualCenterServersoftware.IfyouhaveLab ManagerServerand

VirtualCenterServersoftwareinstalledinseparatevirtualmachines,thesevirtual

machinescanresideonthesameESXhost.

 IftheLab ManagerServersystemrunsinavirtualmachineonanESX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hostthatareoutsideofLab Managercontrol.

For

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

CAUTIONVirtualCenterusersmustnotmanipulateportgroupsthatLab Manager

createsbecauseofpotentialconsequencesonfencedconfigurations.IfLab Manager

portgroupchangesoccurintheVirtualCenterServer,afencedconfigurationmightleak

trafficontoapublicnetwork.Lab Managerundeploysallvirtualmachinesassociated

withthatnetworktomitigatethedamage.

For

informationaboutnetworkfencing,configurations,andundeployoperations,see

theLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

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Thischapterdescribestheoverallinstallationprocess,requirements,and

recommendationsforaLab ManagerServersystem.Thischapterincludesthesetopics:

 “OverviewofLabManagerInstallationProcess”onpage 12

 “VMwareInfrastructureRequirementsandRecommendations”onpage 12

 “Lab Manager ServerRequirements”onpage 14

 “InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServer ”onpage 16

 “WebConsoleAccessRequirements”onpage 17

 “DatastoreRequirements”onpage 18

 “NetworkRequirements”onpage 19

 “SecurityRecommendationsandRequirements”onpage 22

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Overview of Lab Manager Installation Process

Theinstallationprocesstakesabout20minutesandinvolvesthetasksdescribedin

Table 2‐1.

VMware Infrastructure Requirements and

Recommendations

Lab ManagersupportsVMwareInfrastructure3StandardandVMwareInfrastructure

3Enterprise.Lab ManagerdoesnotworkwithVMwareInfrastructure3Foundationor

VMwareESXi3.5.

Lab Managerrequires:

 OneormoreESX3.5Update1serversfromtheESXhardwarecompatibility

guides.

 OneVirtualCenter2.5Update1system.

See“GuidelinesforInstallingaVirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServer

Software”onpage 9.

ForallVMwareInfrastructurerequirements,seetheVMwareInfrastructure

documentationsetandESXhardwarecompatibilityguidesat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.

Table 2-1. Installation Tasks and Descriptions

Task Description

SettingupVMware

Infrastructure3

SetupESX3.5Update1andVirtualCenter2.5Update1.

VMwarerecommendsthatyousetupatleasttwoESX hosts

beforesettinguptheLab Manager Serversystem.

Preparingtoinstall

Lab Manager

Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesureitmeetsallsoftw are

andhardwarerequirements.

Creating

theLab Manager

Serversystem

InstalltheLab Manager Serversoftware.

Initializingandconfiguring

Lab Manager

Configureresources,networking,andotherareasinthe

Initializationwizard.

Backingupthepassword

encryptionkey

BackupthekeythataffectspasswordsfortheVirtualCenter

Server,ESXhosts,andSMTPserver.

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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install Lab Manager

KeepinmindthefollowingrecommendationsforusingESXhostsinaLab Manager

environment:

 Forguidelinesaboutareassuchasmemoryuse,readthePerformanceTuningBest

PracticesforESX Server3technicalwhitepaperontheVMwareWebsite.

 ThehostCPUisthesame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,VMwareDRS,andVMwareHA.

IfyoudonothaveahomogenousCPUsetupacrosshosts,ESX Serverpreventsyou

fromdeployingsuspendedvirtualmachinesononehosttoanotherhostthatisnot

compatiblewiththevirtualmachineCPU.(Toresolvetheissue,discardthe

suspendedstate.)Forinformationaboutvirtualmachinesinasuspendedstate,see

theLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

 Totakeadvantageofvirtualmachinemigration,VMwarerecommendsthatall

hostshavemoreCPUsthanthenumberofvirtualCPUsonatypicalvirtual

machineinLab Manager.

 Use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.

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

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

 MultiplephysicalNICsgroupedtogether.

ThisallowstheNICteamtoincreaseperformancebydistributingthetrafficacross

thosephysicalnetworkadaptersand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.

 VMwarerecommendsallocatingatleast1GBofRAMtotheVirtualCenterServer.

Lab ManagergeneratesmoreactivitywithintheVirtualCenterServerthanthe

dailyinteractionbetweentheVirtualCenterServerandtheVIClient.

 SetuptheVMkernelnetworkforNFSvirtualmachineandmediadatastores,and

forusingVMotionandDRS.SeeVMware Infrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.

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

andvirtualmachineportgroups.

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Lab Manager Server Requirements

YoucaninstallLab Managersoftwareinavirtualmachine.Donotinstallthe

Lab Manager Serversoftwareonaphysicalorvirtualmachinethatcontains

VirtualCenter Serversoftware.IfyouhavetheLab Manager Serverand

VirtualCenter Serversoftwareinstalledinseparatevirtualmachines,thesevirtual

machinescanresideonthesameESXhost.See“Guidelinesfor

Installinga

VirtualCenterServerandLab ManagerServerSoftware”onpage 9.

Operating System and Framework

 MicrosoftWindowsServer200332‐bitEnterpriseEdition(ServicePack1orhigher)

orStandardEdition(ServicePack1orhigher)

Lab ManageronlysupportsEnglish(UnitedStates)regionalsettings.

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

See“InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServer”onpage 16.

 Microsoft.NETFramework2.0(ServicePack1orhigher)

YoumustinstallIISbeforeyouinstall.NETFramework.

CPU Speed

 550MHzminimum

 (Recommended)1GHzorfaster

Processor

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

Hard Disk

 40GBminimum

 (Recommended)RAID0orRAID5forperformancebenefits

Memory

 512MBminimum

 (Recommended)1GBormore

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Network

 AtleastoneunboundEthernetcard:

 NICwithstaticIPaddress

 PhysicallyconnectedNIC(nowirelesscards)

 (Recommended)GigabitEthernet

 Machinecannotrunon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systemresidesinadomain.

AnFQDNstartswiththecomputernamefollowedbythe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/DVD Drive

FortheLab ManagerServersystem,youmightneedaCDorDVDdrivetoputthe

WindowsServer2003CD‐ROMintowhileconfiguringIISandMicrosoft.NET

Framework.See“InstallingIISand.NETFrameworkonLabManagerServer”on

page 16.

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system,VirtualCentersystem,ESX

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.

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Installing IIS and .NET Framework on Lab Manager Server

YoumusthaveIISinstalledandenabledontheLab ManagerServersystem.(See

“OperatingSystemandFramework”onpage 14.)InstallIISbeforeyouinstall

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

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 Choose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theApplicationServercomponent.

4ClickDetails.

5 SelecttheInternetInformation

Services(IIS)option.

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

To install the .NET Framework

1OpentheMicrosoftWebsite.

2Searchforthe.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.

Verifying the Version of an Existing .NET Framework Installation

Ifyoualreadyhave.NETFrameworkinstalledbeforeyousetupLab Manager,verify

theversion.

To verify the version of an existing .NET Framework installation

1 Choose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.

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Web Console Access Requirements

Thefollowingarerequirementsformachineswhereaclientopensabrowsertoaccess

theLab ManagerWebconsole:

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

ForspecificinformationaboutwhichWebbrowsersaresupportedonwhichclient

operatingsystems,seetheappendixsectionoftheLab ManagerUser’sGuide.

 MakesurethatthemachineshaveroutableaccesstotheLab ManagerServer

systemandESXhosts.

 Usea1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitor.

InternetExplorerrequiressomespecificoptions.

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.

5EnablethePlayanimationsinwebpagesoption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.

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Datastore Requirements

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FiberChannel).VMwarealso

recommendsusingasmallnumberoflargeSANVMFSpartitionsratherthanalarge

number

ofsmallpartitions.

ThefollowingareVMFSdatastore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system.

YoumustsetupVMFSpartitionsoutsideofLab ManagerthroughVirtualCenter.

SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html

ThefollowingareNFSdatastorerequirements:

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

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

 AnNFSdatastoremustbeconfiguredintheESXsystem.

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.

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Network Requirements

TheLab ManagerServersystemincludesmanycomponentsthatneedtocommunicate

witheachother.Thefollowingsectionsdescriberouting,domain,andfirewall

requirements.

Configuring Routing

Thefollowingarenetworkconnectivityrequirements:

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

totheLab ManagerServersystemandESX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 20.

 TheconnectionfromLab ManagertoVirtualCentermustbeadirectHTTP

connectionwithoutaproxyserver.

 DonotuseaNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)devicebetweentheLab

ManagerServersystemandESXhosts.Thedevicebreaksthecommunication

betweentheLab ManagerServersystemandtheagentLab Managerinstallson

eachESXhost.

 TheLab ManagerServersystemisnotrequiredtoresideonthesamesubnetasthe

ESXhosts.

 TheLab ManagerServersystemrequiresastaticIPaddress.

 TheLab ManagerServersystemandESXhostsneedaccesstothemediastorage

butarenotrequiredtoresideonthesamesubnet.

 ESXhostsneedaccesstoNFSvirtualmachinestorage.

Configuring Domains and Permissions

BecausetheLab ManagerServersystemandESXhostsmustmountsharesforvirtual

machineimportandexportoperations,thesesystemsrequirematchingDNSandDNS

suffixinformation.

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Configuring Firewall Settings

Lab Managercommunicatesbetweenitsserversandclientsthroughnetworkports.

ESXsoftwaresetsupdefaultports.SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.

ForinformationaboutconfiguringcommunicationbetweenVirtualCenter

components,seetheVMwareInfrastructure3QuickStartGuide.

Toensuresuccessfulcommunication,makesure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.

Table 2-2. Lab Manager Network Port Requirements

Systems Network Ports

ClientbrowsertoaccessLab ManagerServersystem TCPport443

ClientbrowsertoaccessESXhosts TCPports902and

903

Lab ManagerServersystemandESXhoststoaccessSMB

share(importandexportoperationsonly)

TCPports139and

445,UDPports137

and138

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

NFSvirtual

machinedatastores

TCPport2049

Lab ManagerServersystemtoaccessLab Manageragent

onESXhosts

TCPport5212

Lab ManagerServersystemtoaccessESXhostagenton

ESXhosts

TCPport443

Lab ManagerServersystemtoaccesstheVirtualCenter

Serversystem

TCPport443

Lab ManagerServersystemtocommunicatewithvirtual

routeron

someESXhosts(forfencedconfigurations)

TCPport514

Lab Manager ServersystemtoaccessLDAPServer TCPport389for

LDAP,TCPport636

forLDAPS

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