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Getting Started
To get started with the PlateSpin
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Orchestrate VM Client, do the following:
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Section 2.1, “Starting and Logging In to the VM Client Interface,” on page 15
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Section 2.2, “Logging In to Another Virtualization Grid,” on page 19
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Section 2.3, “Registering VM Hosts,” on page 20
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Section 2.4, “Discovering Registered VM Hosts,” on page 21
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Section 2.5, “Discovering VMs of the Registered VM Hosts,” on page 22
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Section 2.6, “Registering VMs,” on page 22
2.1 Starting and Logging In to the VM Client
Interface
You can run the VM Client on both Windows and Linux workstations:
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Section 2.1.1, “Starting the Interface on a Windows Workstation,” on page 15
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Section 2.1.2, “Starting the Interface on a Linux Workstation,” on page 17
2.1.1 Starting the Interface on a Windows Workstation
1 On your Windows workstation, double-click the PlateSpin Orchestrate VM Client icon ( ) on
your desktop to open the interface.
If you do not have the icon, the executable’s location is determined by where you installed the
VM Client software. The default is
C:\Program Files\PlateSpin Orchestrate VM
Client 2.0.2\bin\vmclient.bat
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For information on multiple VM operators logging in to the VM Client, see Section 3.2.1,
“Multiple VM Operator Logins,” on page 31 .