VMware vCenter vCenter Lab Manager 2.5 Installation guide

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Installation Guide
Lab Manager 2.5.1
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Contents
AboutThisBook 5
1 IntroductiontotheLab ManagerInstallation 9
Lab ManagerComponents 9
HighLevelViewoftheInstallationProcess 11
UsingLab ManagerwithVirtualCenterManagement Server 11
EnablingHighAvailabilityfortheLab ManagerServer 12
2 InstallationRequirements 13
GeneralRequirements 13
SystemRequirements:Lab ManagerServerandManaged Server 15
ConfiguringIISandASP.NETonLab ManagerServer 18
ClientUserMachineRequirements 19
StorageRequirements 20
MediaStorage 20
VirtualMachineStorage(Datastore) 20
VMFSDatastore 21
NFSDatastore 21
UsingHardwareandSoftwareInitiatediSCSIStorage 22
NetworkRequirements 22
ConfiguringRouting 23
ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions 23
ConfiguringFirewallSettings 23
UsingPort514forWindowsFirewall 24
GatheringNetworkInformation
forInstallation 24
IPAddressesforVirtualMachines 25
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3 InstallingLab Manager 27
ReviewingtheInstallationFlow 27
SettingUpManagedServerSystems 28
PrerequisitesforManagedServerSystems 28
VerifyingtheSetupoftheESXServerSystem 29
SettinguptheVMkernelNetworkforNFSStorage 29
InstallingtheManagedServerAgentSoftwareonESXServer 30
SettingUptheLab ManagerServerSystem 31
PrerequisitesforLab ManagerServer 32
SecurityRecommendations 32
InstallingorCustomizingthe
SSLCertificate 32
ModifyingSecurityPolicies 34
ConfiguringInternetExploreronLab ManagerServer 34
InstallingtheLab ManagerServerSoftware 34
VerifyingtheASP.NETVersion 35
InitializingandConfiguringLab Manager 36
StaticIPandDHCPNetworking 38
CheckingtheSampleTemplateandConfiguration 38
ConfiguringNFSServers 39
AddingNFSVirtualMachineStorage 40
AddingandSynchronizingNFSMediaStorage 40
UninstallingLab Manager 42
UninstallingLab ManagerServer 42
UninstallingManagedServer
AgentSoftware 43
4 UpgradingLab Manager 45
BackingUptheLab ManagerDatabase 45
UninstallingtheProgramFilesforLab ManagerServer 46
InstallingtheManagedServerandLab ManagerServerSoftware 46
RestoringtheLab ManagerDatabase 47
Appendix:TroubleshootingtheInstallation 49
Error1720:WindowsInstallerPackage 49
MicrosoftSQLDesktopEngine(MSDE)InstallationFails 50
TransferofManagedServerAgentSoftwaretoESX ServerMachineFails 51
Error1603:RequiredServicesforInstallingLab Manager 51
Index 53
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Thismanual,theVMwareLab ManagerInstallationGuide,describesinstallation,
configuration,andupgradetasksforLab Manager.
Intended Audience
Thisbookisintendedforexperienceddevelopersandtestersofsoftwareapplications.
Thisdocumentassumestheuserhassomefamiliaritywiththesetopics:
Virtualmachinetechnology
Basicconceptsofdistributed,multitieredsystems
Currentdevelopmentandtestingpractices
WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems
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VMwareLab Managerprovidesarobustsolutiontomanagevirtualmachinesinthe
testlabinfrastructure.Youcancaptureacomplexandrunningsoftwareenvironment
andshareitinstantlyacrossyourorganization.SeetheVMwareLab ManagerUser’s
Guideforafulloverviewoftheproduct.
Thischaptercoversthesetopics:
“Lab ManagerComponents”onpage 9
“HighLevelViewoftheInstallationProcess”onpage 11
“UsingLab ManagerwithVirtualCenterManagement Serveronpage 11
Lab Manager Components
“Lab Managerservers”collectivelyreferstotheLab ManagerServersystem,Managed
Serversystems,andstorageservers.Figure 11illustratesthecomponentsof
Lab Manager.
Introduction to the
Lab Manager Installation
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Figure 1-1. Lab Manager Components
Lab ManagerServerAserverthatprovidesWebandSOAPinterfacestointeractwith
Lab Manager.TheLab ManagerServersystemmanagesanddeploysconfigurations
againstapoolofManagedServersystems.
Lab ManagerManagedServerAserverrunningVMwareESXServerandthe
ManagedServersoftware.TheLab ManagerServersystemuses
theManagedServer
systemtodeployconfigurationsandtheirvirtualmachines.Youcanhavemultiple
ManagedServersystems.
Lab ManagerstorageserverStorageforvirtualmachines(forexample,anESXServer
SANorNFSserver)andstorageformedia(CD,DVD,andfloppyimages).Youcan
havemultiplestorageservers.
Lab Managerclient
userClientswhocanusetheLab ManagerWebconsoleandthe
Lab ManagerSOAPAPI.YoucanaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsolewithInternet
Explorer(IE)orFirefox.
virtual machine
storage
(SAN)
media and
virtual machine
storage
(NFS)
default media
storage
Lab Manager
Managed Server
Lab Manager
Managed Server
Lab Manager
Managed Server
Lab Manager
client user
Lab Manager
client user
Lab Manager
client user
Lab Manager Server
administrator
network
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Lab Manager Installation
High-Level View of the Installation Process
Theinstallationprocesstakesabout20minutesandinvolvesthehighleveltasks
describedinTable 11.
Using Lab Manager with VirtualCenter
Management Server
YoucanuseVMwareVirtualCenterManagementServer(VirtualCenterServer)to
monitorESXServersystemsmanagedbyLab Manager.However,allVirtualCenter
ServeractionsthatregisterorunregisterLab Managervirtualmachines(including
thosetriggeredbyVMwareHAandVMwareVMotion
)cancauseerrorsin
Lab Manager.
VMwarerecommendsmanagingESXServersystemswithLab Manageror
VirtualCenterServer,butnotboth.AvoidinstallingLab Manageronthesamesystem
asVirtualCenterServertoavoidperformancecomplications.Formoreinformationon
VirtualCenterServer,seetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentation.
Table 1-1. Installation Tasks
Preparingtoinstall
Lab Manager
Prepareyourtargetsystemandmakesureitmeetsallsoftware
andhardwarerequirements.
CreatingManagedServer
systems
SetuptheManagedServersystems.Youmustsetupatleastone
ManagedServersystembeforesettinguptheLab Manager
Serversystem.
CreatingtheLab Manager
Serversystem
Setupthe
Lab ManagerServersystem.
Initializingandconfiguring
Lab Manager
SetuptheseitemsintheWebInitializationwizard:
Networkparameters
ConnectionbetweentheManagedServerandLab Manager
Servercomponents
Storageservers
Administratoraccount
Supportlink
ConfiguringNFSStorage IfyouuseNFSstorageformediaorvirtualmachines,complete
therequiredconfigurationtasksandaddthestoragetothe
Lab ManagerWebconsole.
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Enabling High Availability for the Lab Manager Server
TotakeadvantageofVMwareHA,VMwareDRS,orVMwareVMotion,installthe
Lab ManagerServercomponentonavirtualmachineratherthanaphysicalsystem.
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ReviewtherecommendationsandrequirementsforyourLab Managercomponents
andnetwork.Thischaptercoversthesetopics:
“GeneralRequirements”onpage 13
“SystemRequirements:Lab ManagerServerandManaged Serveronpage 15
“ClientUserMachineRequirements”onpage 19
“StorageRequirements”onpage 20
“NetworkRequirementsonpage 22
General Requirements
Reviewthishighlevelchecklisttomakesureyouhaveev erythingyouneedforthe
Lab Managerenvironment.
Lab ManagerServersystemrequirements:
MicrosoftWindowsServer2003(EnterpriseEditionSP1oraboveorStandard
EditionSP1orabove)withthespecificationsdetailedin“SystemRequirements:
Lab ManagerServerandManaged Serveronpage 15.
YoumightwanttoinstallLab ManagerServersoftwareinavirtualmachine.See
“EnablingHighAvailabilityfortheLab ManagerServeronpage 12.
Lab ManagerlicensekeyforasingleLab ManagerServersystem.Youcanattach
ManagedServersystemstoasingleLab ManagerServersystem.
VMware-labmanager-server-2.5.1-<build number>.exetoinstallthe
Lab ManagerServersoftware.
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ManagedServersystemrequirements:
OneormoreVMwareESXServer3.0.1or3.0.2machineswiththespecifications
detailedin“SystemRequirements:Lab ManagerServerandManaged Serveron
page 15.YoucanmixtheseversionsinaLab Managerenvironment.
Lab ManagerVMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.5.1-<build number>.bin
toinstalltheLab ManagerManagedServersoftware.
Clientusermachinerequirements:
Forgeneralrequirements,see“ClientUserMachineRequirements”onpage 19.
ForcompletedetailsonWebbrowserandclientoperatingsystemsupport,seethe
VMwareLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
Storageserverrequirements:
NFSorSMBstorageformediafiles
VMwareVirtualMachineFileSystem(VMFS)orNFSstorageforvirtualmachines
See“StorageRequirements”onpage 20.
Networkingrequirements:
PoolofunusedIPaddresses
Gateway
Subnetmask
DNSserver
(Optional)SecondaryDNSserver
Guestoperatingsystemrequirements:
Fordetailsonguestoperatingsystemsupport,seetheVMwareLab ManagerUser’s
Guide.
NOTERequirementsdependonwhetheryouuseastaticIPpoolorDHCPnetworking.
Fordetails,see“NetworkRequirements”onpage 22.
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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements
System Requirements: Lab Manager Server and
Managed Server
ReviewthesystemrequirementsfortheLab ManagerServerandManagedServer
components.TheManagedServercomponentrequiresyoutochecktheESXServer
hardwarecompatibilitylistatthislink:
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html
Table 2-1. System Requirements
System
Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server
Operatingsystem
andframework
MicrosoftWindowsServer
2003(EnterpriseEdition
SP1oraboveorStandard
EditionSP1orabove).
Supportforlocalized
versionsinU.S.English,
BritishEnglish,Australian
English,French,German,
Italian,andJapanese.
Microsoft.NETFramework
2.0
InternetInformationServer
(IIS)andASP.NETversion
2.0.50727enabled.See
“ConfiguringIISand
ASP.NETonLab Manager
Serveronpage 18.
VMwareInfrastructure3(ESX
Server3.0.1or3.0.2).Youcanmix
theseversionsintheLab Manager
environment.
ForrequirementsspecifictoESX
Server,seetheVMware
Infrastructure3documentation.
CPUspeed
550MHzminimum
(Recommended)1GHzor
faster
1500MHzminimum
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Processor PentiumIII,Pentium4,
Xeon,Opteron,orAthlon
processor(32bitonly)
AnyCPUcompatiblewithESX
Server.
Ifyoudonothavea
homogenousCPUsetup
acrossManagedServer
systems,ESXServerprevents
youfromdeploying
“suspendedvirtual
machinesononeManaged
ServertoanotherManaged
Serverthatisnotcompatible
withthevirtualmachineCPU.
(Discardthesuspendedstate
toresolvetheissue.)For
detailsonvirtual
machinesin
asuspendedstate,seethe
VMwareLab ManagerUser’s
Guide.
Toreviewhardware
requirementsfor64bitguest
operatingsystemsupport,see
theVMwareInfrastructure3
InstallationandUpgradeGuide.
Harddisk
40GBminimum
(Recommended)200GBor
more
(Recommended)RAID0or
RAID5forhighest
performance
(Recommended)SANstorage.
Minimumrequirementisalocal
SCSIdrivewithasupportedSCSI
adapter.Doesnotallowyouto
sharevirtualmachinesacross
systems.
FiberChannelandsoftwareand
hardwareinitiatediSCSI
adapters.See“VirtualMachine
Storage(Datastore)onpage 20.
500MBminimumavailableinthe
/varpartition.
120MBavailableinthe/usr
partition.
FormoredetailsonSAN
requirements,seetheVMware
Infrastructure3documentation.
Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued)
System
Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server
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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements
Memory 512MBminimum
(Recommended)1GBor
more
1GBminimum
(Recommended)2GBormore
2GBormoreswapspaceforESX
Ingeneral,add30MBofoverhead
spacetothetotalRAMofall
virtualmachinesyouexpectto
run.
Forexample,torunfiveWindows
virtualmachinesthateachuse512MB
ofRAM,performthiscalculation
(valuesareapproximate):
(5x512)+(30x5)=2.5GB+150=
2.65GB
RAM(Total)
Inotherwords:
Thenumberofvirtualmachines
multipliedbythevirtualmachine
memoryaddedtotheoverheadspace
multipliedbynumberofvirtual
machines.
Network
AtleastoneEther netcard
(unbound/notteamed)
(Recommended)Gigabit
Ethernet
Machinecannotrunona
Windowsdomain
controller.
Machineresidesoutsideof
aWindowsdomain.
(VMwareoffers
experimentalsupportfor
placingtheLab Manager
Serversysteminadomain.
Grouppoliciesmightaffect
installationandoperation.)
OneormoreEthernetcontrollers.
Forbestperformanceandsecurity,
useseparateEthernetcontrollers
fortheESXserviceconsoleand
virtualmachines.
Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued)
System
Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server
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Configuring IIS and ASP.NET on Lab Manager Server
YoumusthaveIISandASP.NETversion2.0.50727installedandenabledonthe
Lab ManagerServersystem.(See“SystemRequirements:Lab ManagerServerand
Managed Serveronpage 15.)ThoughIISandASP.NETcomewithWindowsServer
2003,theseprogramsmightnotbeinstalledatthesametimeasWindowsServer2003.
Youalsomust
haveMicrosoft.NETFramework2.0installed.
Duringtheinstallationprocedure,youmightneedtoputtheWindowsServer2003
bootdiskintotheCDorDVDdriveoftheserver.
To install Internet Information Server (IIS) and ASP.NET
1 ChooseStart>Settings>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.
2IntheleftpaneoftheAddor
RemoveProgramsdialogbox,clicktheAdd/Remove
WindowsComponentsicon.
3IntheWindowsComponentswizard,selecttheApplicationServercomponent.
4ClickDetails.
CDdrive CD/DVDdrive
Notesand
recommendations
(Recommended)SSL
certificate
System clockisinsyncwith
theclocksonthestorage
servers.This
synchronizationprevents
unnecessarydelaysduring
garbagecollection
(automaticremovalof
unusedvirtualmachine
images).
WhenreviewingtheESXServer
hardwarecompatibilitylist,keep
inmindtheneedforcompatible
networkcardsandstorage
systems.
Accessing,configuring,or
manipulatingtheunderlying
virtualizationtechnologyis
prohibitedtoavoidsystem
problems.
Numberofvirtualmachines
variesdependingonthenumber
ofvirtualmachinesyourunata
time.Asastartingpoint,estimate
5–10virtualmachinesper
ManagedServersystem.Increase
thisrangeiftheapplicationsare
notCPUintensiveandsome
performancedegradationis
acceptable.
Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued)
System
Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server
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5 SelecttheASP.NETandInternetInformationServices(IIS)options.
6ClickOKandNexttoinstallthecomponents.
To verify you installed ASP.NET version 2.0.50727
1 ChooseStart>ControlPanel>AdministrativeTools>InternetInformation
Services(IIS)Manager.
2Ontheleftpane,expandtheentryforthelocalcomputerandselectWebService
Extensions.
3Makesureyoucan
seeASP.NETv2.0.50727withanAllowedstatus.
IfthestatusisProhibited,rightclickASP.NETv2.0.50727andchooseAllowfrom
themenu.
Formoreinformation,seetheMicrosoftWebsite:
http://office.microsoft.com/enus/winsharepointadmin/HA100598511033.aspx
Client User Machine Requirements
Reviewtherequirementsforclientusermachines.Thesearethemachineswherea
clientopensabrowsertoaccesstheLab ManagerWebconsole.
EnsurethemachineshaveroutableaccesstotheLab ManagerServersystem,
ManagedServersystems,andstorageservers.
Enablethesebrowseroptions(accessiblebychoosingInternetOptionsinthe
Toolsmenu,andclickingCustomLevelintheSecuritytab)inIE:
DownloadsignedActiveXcontrols
RunActiveXcontrolsandplugins
AllowMETAREFRESH
Activescripting
Allowpasteoperationsviascript
EnablethePlayanimationsinwebpagesoptioninIE(accessiblebychoosing
InternetOptionsintheToolsmenu,andclickingtheAdvancedtab).
N
OTEForinformationonWebbrowserandclientoperatingsystemsupport,seethe
VMwareLab ManagerUser’sGuide.
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DisabletheEnhancedInternetExplorerSecurityConfigurationoption
(accessiblefromtheControlPanelbyclickingAddorRemoveProgramsand
clickingAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents)forWindows2003.
VerifythatthesystemclockisinsyncwiththeLab ManagerServersystem,storage
servers,andManagedServersystems.
Reviewthedisplayrequirements:
1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitorforuserswithoutadministrative
privileges.
1280x1024orhigherresolutionmonitorforadministrators.
Storage Requirements
Thissectioncoversdetailsofmediastorageandvirtualmachinestorage(datastore).
Media Storage
Lab Managerprovidesadefaultrepositoryformedia(CD,DVD,andfloppyimages)
ontheLab ManagerServersystem.Youcanaddextrastorageserversformedia.The
Lab ManagerWebconsoleallowsyoutosynchronizeamedialibrarywiththefilesin
mediastorageservers.
Reviewtherequirementsformediastorage:
MediastoragemustsupportSMBorNFSformat.VMwarerecommendsusingNFS
serversforadditionalmediastorage.TheSMBorNFSstoragemustbeaccessible
fromallManagedServersystems.FormoreinformationonNFSmediastorage,see
“ConfiguringNFSServers”onpage 39.
(SMBonly)YoucannothaveconcurrentaccesstoaWindowsmachineusing
multipleaccountswithdifferentcredentials.Ifyouwanttohavemultiplestorage
serversharesononeserver,usethesameaccount(usernameandpassword)for
access.Entertheusernameandpasswordforthesharewhenattachingit
to
Lab Manager.
Virtual Machine Storage (Datastore)
ThedatastoreisthestoragelocationforvirtualmachinesinESXServersystems.
Lab ManagercanuseVMFSorNFSdatastores.VMwarerecommendstheuseofVMFS
datastoresforvirtualmachinestorageandonlysupportsVMFS3partitions.
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