VMware 454885-B21 - Lab Manager Standard Foundation Bundle, Installation Manual

Page: 19 / 50

VMware, Inc. 19
Chapter 2 Installation Requirements
„
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.