VMware Lab Manager 4.0, User Manual

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Lab Manager User’s Guide
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Enable or Disable a Host Spanning Transport Network
Only system administrators can disable or enable host spanning transport networks. When you disable or
enable a transport network, the change affects all organizations that use the network.
To enable or disable a host spanning transport network
1 In the left pane, click Resources .
2 On the Host Spanning Transport Networks tab, move the pointer over the network name and select
Enable or Disable .
3 Click OK .
Lab Manager enables or disables the host spanning transport network.
Remove a Host Spanning Transport Network
Only system administrators can remove a host spanning transport network. You can remove a host spanning
transport network from an organization or from the entire installation. You cannot remove a transport network
from Global if the network is enabled or in use by any deployed configurations.
To remove a host spanning transport network
1 In the left pane, click Resources .
2 On the Host Spanning Transport Networks tab, move the pointer over the network name and select
Remove .
3 Click OK .
Modify Host Spanning Transport Network Properties
Only a system administrator can modify transport network properties.
To modify transport network properties
1 In the left pane, click Resources .
2 On the Host Spanning Transport Networks tab, move the pointer over the transport network name and
select Properties .
3 Modify the properties.
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Select a vNetwork Distributed Switch.
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Type a VLAN identifier.
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Select the check box to enable the network for Host Spanning.
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Update the maximum transmission unit (MTU).
MTU is the maximum amount of data (packet size) that can be transmitted in one packet before it has
to be split into smaller packets.
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Select the check box to and type a display name for the transport network in Lab Manager.
4 Click OK .
Lab Manager modifies the transport network’s properties.