VMware vCenter Lab Manager 2.4 Installation guide

VMware® Lab Manager Installation

Guide

VMware Lab Manager 2.4

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Contents

Preface 5

1 Introductiontothe

LabManagerInstallation 9

LabManagerComponents 10

High‐LevelViewoftheInstallationProcess 11

2 InstallationRequirements 13

GeneralRequirements 14

SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerand

ManagedServer 15

GuestOperatingSystemRequirements 17

ClientUserMachineRequirements 18

StorageRequirements 19

MediaStorage 19

VirtualMachineStorage(Datastore) 19

NetworkRequirements 20

ConfiguringRouting 20

ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions 20

ConfiguringFirewallSettings 21

GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation 22

IPAddressesforVirtualMachines 22

ConfiguringIISandASP.NETonaLabManagerServer 22

UsingLab

ManagerwithVirtualCenter

ManagementServer 23

3 InstallingLabManager 25

ReviewingtheInstallationFlow 26

SettingUpManagedServerSystems 27

PrerequisitesforManagedServerSystems 27

VerifyingtheSetupoftheESXServerSystem 27

ConfiguringAdditionalMediaStorage(NFS)PriortoInstallingthe

ManagedServer 28

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InstallingtheManagedServerAgentSoftwareonESXServer 29

SettingUptheLabManagerServer 31

PrerequisitesforLabManagerServer 31

SecurityRecommendations 31

InstallingorCustomizingtheSSLCertificate 32

ModifyingSecurityPolicies 34

ConfiguringInternetExplorerontheLabManagerServer 34

SettingUpaFQDNfortheServer 35

InstallingtheLabManagerServerSoftware 36

VerifyingtheASP.NET

Version 37

InitializingandConfiguringLabManager 38

CheckingtheSampleTemplateandConfiguration 40

AddingandSynchronizingLabManagerServer

withNFSMediaStorage 41

UninstallingLabManager 42

UninstallingManagedServerAgentSoftware 42

UninstallingLabManagerServer 42

TroubleshootingtheInstallation 45

Error1720:WindowsInstallerPackage 46

MicrosoftSQLDesktopEngine(MSDE)InstallationFails 46

TransferofManagedServerAgentSoftwaretoESXServerMachineFails 47

Error1603:RequiredServicesforInstallingLabManager 47

Index 49

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ThisprefaceprovidesinformationabouttheVMwareLabManagerInstallationGuideand

linkstoVMware

®

technicalsupportandeducationalresources.

Thisprefacecontainsthefollowingtopics:

 “A b o u t ThisBook”onpage 5

 “TechnicalSupportandEducationResources”onpage 6

About This Book

TheVMwareLabManagerInstallationGuidedescribesinstallationandconfiguration

tasksforLabManager2.4.

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

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Document Feedback

Ifyouhavecommentsaboutthisdocumentation,submityourfeedbackto:

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Conventions

Table P‐1illustratesthetypographicconventionsusedinthismanual.

Technical Support and Education Resources

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

Self-Service Support

UsetheVMwareTechnologyNetwork(VMTN)forself‐helptoolsandtechnical

information:

 Productinformation–http://www.vmware.com/products/

 Technologyinformation–http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/technology

 Documentation–http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs

 VMTNKnowledgeBase–http://www.vmware.com/support/kb

 Discussionforums–http://www.vmware.com/community

 Usergroups–http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

FormoreinformationabouttheVMwareTechnologyNetwork,goto

http://www.vmtn.net.

Table P-1. Conventions in this Manual

Style Elements

Blue(onlineonly) Cross‐referencesandemailaddresses

Blueboldface(onlineonly) Links

Blackboldface Userinterfaceelementssuchasbuttonnamesandmenuitems

Monospace Commands,filenames,directories,andpaths

Monospace bold Userinput

Italic Documenttitles,glossary terms,andoccasionalemphasis

<Name> Variableandparameternames

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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 Education Services

VMwarecoursesofferextensivehands‐onlabs,casestudyexamples,andcourse

materialsdesignedtobeusedason‐the‐jobreferencetools.Formoreinformationabout

VMwareEducationServices,gotohttp://mylearn1.vmware.com/mgrreg/index.cfm.

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VMwareLabManagerprovidesarobust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VMwareLabManagerUser’s

Guideforafulloverviewoftheproduct.

Thischaptercoversthesetopics:

 “LabManagerComponents”onpage 10

 “High‐LevelViewoftheInstallationProcess”onpage 11

Introduction to the

Lab Manager Installation

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Lab Manager Components

Figure1‐1illustratesthecomponentsofLabManager.

Figure 1-1. Lab Manager Components

LabManagerServer–AserverthatprovidesWebandSOAPinterfacesfortheLab

Managersystem.LabManagerServermanagesanddeploysconfigurationsagainsta

poolofManagedServersystems.

LabManagerManagedServer–AserverrunningVMwareESXServer

andthe

ManagedServersoftware.TheLabManagerServerusestheManagedServertodeploy

configurationsandtheirvirtualmachines.YoucanhavemultipleManagedServer

systems.

LabManagerstorageserver–Storageforvirtualmachines(forexample,anESXServer

SAN)andstorageprimarilyformedia(CDandfloppyimages).

Youcanhavemultiple

storageservers.

LabManagerclientuser–ClientswhocanusetheLabManagerWebconsoleandthe

LabManagerSOAPAPI.FromaWindowsmachine,youcanaccesstheLabManager

WebconsolewithInternetExplorer5.5orhigher.(ExperimentalFirefoxsupportis

available.)

virtual machine

storage

default media

storage

additional media

storage (NFS)

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

“LabManagerservers”collectivelyreferstotheLabManagerServer,ManagedServer

systems,andstorageservers.

High-Level View of the Installation Process

Theinstallationprocesstakesabout20minutesandinvolvesthehigh‐leveltasks

describedinTable1‐1.

Table 1-1. Installation Tasks

PreparingtoinstallLab

Manager

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

softwareandhardwarerequirements.

CreatingManagedServer

systems

SetuptheManagedServersystems.Youmustcreate

atleastoneManagedServerbeforeinstallingLab

ManagerServer.

CreatingtheLabManager

Server

SetuptheLabManagerServer.

Initializing

andconfiguring

LabManager

Setuptheseitems:

 Administratoraccount

 Storageservers

 Networkparameters

 ConnectionbetweentheManagedServerandLab

ManagerServercomponents

 Webconsole

LoggingontoLabManager Checkthesampleconfigurationandsampletemplate

intheWebconsole.

AddressingNFSmedia

storage

IfyouaddNFSmediastorage,addthemediaserver

totheWebconsoleandsynchronizeLabManager

Serverwiththemediacontent.

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ThischapterdetailsVMwarerecommendationsandrequirementsforyourLab

Managercomponentsandnetwork.

 “GeneralRequirements”onpage 14

 “SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManagedServer”onpage 15

 “GuestOperatingSystemRequirements”onpage 17

 “ClientUserMachineRequirements”onpage 18

 “StorageRequirements”onpage 19

 “NetworkRequirements”onpage 20

 “UsingLabManagerwithVirtualCenterManagementServer”onpage 23

Installation Requirements

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General Requirements

Reviewthisgeneralrequirementchecklisttomakesureyouhaveeverythingyouneed

fortheLabManagersystem:

 OneormoreWindowsServer2003machineswiththespecificationsdetailedin

“SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManagedServer”onpage 15

 WindowsServer2003CD.

 OneormoreVMwareESXServer3.0.1machineswiththespecificationsdetailedin

“SystemRequirements:LabManagerServerandManagedServer”onpage 15.

 LabManagerlicensekeytousetheLabManagerlicenseonasingleLabManager

Server.NetworkerrorscanoccurwhendifferentLabManagerServersattemptto

accessthesameManagedServer.

 Lab Manager VMware-labmanager-agent-esx-2.4.0-<build number>.bin

toinstalltheLabManagerManagedServersoftware.

VMware-labmanager-server-2.4.0-<build number>.exetoinstalltheLab

ManagerServersoftware.

 Networkingrequirements:

 IPaddressinformationforvirtualmachines

 AblockofunusedIPaddresses

 Gateway

 Subnetmask

 DNSserver

 (Optional)SecondaryDNSserver

Formoreinformation,see“NetworkRequirements”onpage 20.

 GuestoperatingsystemISOfiles.Aguestoperatingsystemresidesonavirtual

machine.AnISOfileisanimageofaCD‐ROM.

VMwareusestheterm“guestOS”todistinguishitfromtheoperatingsystemfor

thephysicalserver(“hostOS”)thatthevirtualmachinerunson.

Formoreinformation,

see“GuestOperatingSystemRequirements”onpage 17.

 Guestoperatingsystemlicensekeys.

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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements

System Requirements: Lab Manager Server and

Managed Server

ReviewthesystemrequirementsfortheLabManagerServerandManagedServer

components.FormoreinformationonrequirementsspecifictoESXServer,seethe

VMwareInfrastructure3documentation.MakesuretheESXServersystemappearson

theVMwarehardwarecompatibilitylist:

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

Table 2-1. System Requirements

System Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server

Processor

 PentiumIII,Pentium4,

Xeon,Opteron,orAthlon

processor(32‐bitonly)

 IntelXeonandlater,orAMD

Opteron

 IntelViivorAMDA64x2

dual‐coreprocessors

CPUspeed

 550MHzminimum

 (Recommended)1GHzor

faster

 1500MHzminimum

Memory

 512MBminimum

 (Recommended)1GBor

more

 1GBminimum

 (Recommended)2GBormore

 2GBormoreswapspacefor

ESX

 Ingeneral,add30MBtothe

totalRAMofallvirtual

machinesyouexpecttorun.

Harddisk

 40GBminimum

 (Recommended)200GBor

more

 RAID0orRAID5for

highestperformance

 (Recommended)SANstorage.

LabManagersupportsFiber

ChanneladaptersfortheSAN.

Fordetailsonsupportfor

softwareand

hardware‐initiatediSCSI

storage,seetheVMwareLab

ManagerReleaseNotes.

 500MBminimumavailablein

the/varpartition.

 120MBavailableinthe/usr

partition.

FordetailsonotherSAN

requirements,seetheVMware

Infrastructure3documentation.

CDdrive

 CD/DVDdrive

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Network  (Recommended)Gigabit

Ethernet

 Machinecannotrunona

Windowsdomain

controller.

 LabManagerServerresides

outsideofaWindows

domain.

 OneormoreEthernet

controllers:Broadcom

NetXtreme570xGigabit

controllersorIntelPRO/100

adapters

 Forbestperformanceand

security,useseparateEthernet

controllersfortheESXservice

consoleandvirtualmachines.

Operatingsystem

 MicrosoftWindowsServer

2003.Supportforlocalized

versionsinU.S.English,

BritishEnglish.Australian

English,French,German,

Italian,andJapanese.

 InternetInformationServer

(IIS)andASP.NETversion

1.1.4322enabled

 ServicePack1(SP1)orSPI

forMicrosoft.NET

Framework1.1

 VMwareInfrastructure3(ESX

Server3.0.1)

Additionalnotesand

recommendations

 (Recommended)SSL

certificate

 Systemclockisinsyncwith

theclocksonthestorage

servers.This

synchronizationprevents

unnecessarydelaysduring

garbagecollection

(automaticremovalof

unusedvirtualmachine

images).

 Machineappearsonthe

VMwarehardware

compatibilitylist.

 Accessing,configuring,or

manipulatingtheunderlying

virtualizationtechnologyis

prohibitedtoavoidsystem

problems.

 Numberofvirtualmachines

variesdependingonthe

numberofvirtualmachines

yourunatatime.Asastarting

point,estimate5–10virtual

machinesperManaged

Server.Increasethisrangeif

theapplicationsarenot

CPU‐intensiveandsome

performancedegradationis

acceptable.

Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued)

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Guest Operating System Requirements

Reviewtheguestoperatingsystems(32‐bitonly)onavirtualmachinethatworkwith

LabManager.Specifically,thislistcov erstheguestoperatingsystemsthatsupportLM

Tools,akeyutilityinLabManagerthatvariousfeaturesaredependenton.

 Windows2003ServerEnterpriseandStandardEdition

 Windows2003ServerWebEditionorSmallBusinessServer

 WindowsXPProwithSP2

 Windows2000Server

 Windows2000AdvancedServer

 Windows2000Professional

 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS/ES/WS3.0X

 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS/ES/WS4.0X

 SUSELinux9.3

N

OTE IfyoudonotinstallLMToolsundercertaincircumstances(asnotedinChapter4

oftheVMwareLabManagerUser’sGuide),refertotheVMwareInfrastructure3

documentationforinformationonguestoperatingsystemsthatdonotappearon

thislist.All32‐bitguestoperatingsystemscoveredin

theVirtualInfrastructure3

documentationarefunctionalinLabManager.

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Client User Machine Requirements

Reviewtherequirementsforclientusermachines:

 LabManagerclientusermachinesrequireInternetExplorer(IE)5.5orhigherand

anHTTPconnectiontoaLabManagerinstallation.VMwareoffersexperimental

supportforaccessingtheLabManagerWebconsolewithFirefox.

 LabManagerclientusermachinesmusthaveroutableaccesstotheLabManager

Server,ManagedServersystems,andstorageservers.

 LabManagerclientusermachinesrequire32‐bitprocessors.

 TheseIEbrowseroptions(accessiblebychoosingInternetOptionsintheTools

menu,andclickingCustomLevelintheSecuritytab)areenabled:

 DownloadsignedActiveXcontrols

 RunActiveXcontrolsandplug‐ins

 AllowMETAREFRESH

 Activescripting

 Allowpasteoperationsviascript

 ThePlayanimationsinwebpagesoptioninIE(accessiblebychoosingInternet

OptionsintheToolsmenu,andclickingtheAdvancedtab)isenabled.

 TheEnhancedInternetExplorerSecurityConfigurationoption(accessiblefrom

theControlPanelbyclickingAddorRemoveProgramsandclickingAdd/Remove

WindowsComponents)isdisabledonlyforWindows2003.

 SystemclockisinsyncwiththeLabManagerServer,storageservers,and

ManagedServersystems.

 Displayrequirements:

 1024x768orhigherresolutionmonitorforuserswithoutAdministrative

privileges

 1280x1024orhigherresolutionmonitorforAdministrators.

 Networkingrequirements:

 IPaddressinformationforvirtualmachines

 AblockofunusedIPaddresses

 Gateway

 Subnetmask

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 DNSserver

 SecondaryDNSserver(optional)

Storage Requirements

Thissectioncoversdetailsofmediastorageandvirtualmachinestorage(datastore).

Media Storage

LabManagerprovidesadefaultrepositoryformediaontheLabManagerServer.You

canaddadditionalstorageserversformedia.Reviewtherequirementsformedia(CD

andfloppyimage)storage:

 MediastoragemustsupportSMBorNFSformat.VMwarerecommendsusingNFS

serversforadditionalmediastorage.

 (SMBonly)YoucannothaveconcurrentaccesstoaWindowsmachineusing

multipleaccountswithdifferentcredentials.IfyouwanttohavemultipleStorage

Serversharesononeserver,usethesameaccount(usernameandpassword)for

access.Entertheusernameandpasswordforthesharewhenattachingit

toLab

Manager.

Virtual Machine Storage (Datastore)

ThedatastoreisthestoragelocationforvirtualmachinesinESXServersystems.The

setupoftheLabManagerWebconsoleassumesyoualreadysetupthedatastoreinthe

ESXServersystem.(SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationforstepsusingthe

VirtualInfrastructureClient.)TheinitializationprocessforLab

Manager(page 38)

promptsyoutoselecttheVMwareVirtualMachineFileSystem(VMFS)devicesyou

wanttheManagedServertouseforstorage.

Reviewtherequirementsforthedatastore:

 (Recommended)SmallnumberoflargeSANVMFSpartitionsratherthanalarge

numberofsmallpartitions.

 SetupforESXServerVMFSpartitionsoccursoutsideofLabManagerthroughthe

VIClient.ThisclientisaninterfacepackagedwithESXServerthatallowsusersto

connectremotelytoESXServersystemsfromanyWindowsPC.UseVIClientto

addoreditdiskvolumesandpartitions.Whenyou

attachtheManagedServerin

LabManager,youcanspecifythe VMFSdiskvolumesfortheManagedServer.

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Network Requirements

Networkrequirementsandrecommendationsarecoveredinthesesections:

 “ConfiguringRouting”onpage 20

 “ConfiguringDomainsandPermissions”onpage 20

 “ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 21

 “GatheringNetworkInformationforInstallation”onpage 22

 “IPAddressesforVirtualMachines”onpage 22

 “ConfiguringIISandASP.NETonaLabManagerServer”onpage 22

Configuring Routing

Reviewtherequirementsfornetworkconnectivity

 LabManagerclientusermachineshaveroutableaccesstoLabManagerservers.If

theLabManagerserversarebehindafirewallandnotdirectlyaccessible,youcan

useavirtualprivatenetwork(VPN).LabManagerisnotcompatiblewithnetwork

addresstranslation(NAT).See“ConfiguringFirewallSettings”onpage 21for

more

informationonconfiguringnetworkportsforroutableaccess.

 LabManagerServerdoesnotneedtoresideonthesamesubnetastheManaged

Serversystems.LabManagerServerrequiresastaticIPaddress.

LabManagerServerandtheManagedServersystemsneedaccesstothemedia

storagebutdonotneedtoresideonthesamesubnet.

 VMwarerecommendsthatyouisolatetheLabManagerserversonthesame

physicalswitchtofacilitatenetworktraffic.

Configuring Domains and Permissions

BecausetheLabManagerServerandManagedServersystemsmustmountshares,

theseserversrequirematchingDNSandDNSsuffix information.

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