VMware Lab Manager 4.0, User Manual

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Lab Manager User’s Guide
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Delete a Virtual Machine Snapshot 78
Managing Virtual Machines 78
Install VMware Tools 78
Insert and Swap a CD 78
Eject a CD 79
Insert and Swap a Floppy Disk 79
Eject a Floppy Disk 79
Create a Remote Desktop Connection File 79
Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine 80
Modify Virtual Machine Properties 80
Modifying Virtual Machine Hard Disks 82
Add a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 82
Edit a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 82
Delete a Virtual Machine Hard Disk 83
Modifying Virtual Machine Network Interfaces 83
Edit Network Interface Settings 83
Reset a Network Interface MAC Address 84
Add a Network Interface 84
Delete a Network Interface 85
Upgrade Virtual Machine Version 85
Enable Memory Hot Add 85
Enable Virtual CPU Hot Add 86
Discard State for a Virtual Machine 86
Consolidate a Virtual Machine 86
Working with BEA LiquidVMs 87
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Managing Resources 89
Managing Resource Pools 89
Enable or Disable a Resource Pool 89
Modify Resource Pool Properties 90
Undeploy All Virtual Machines in a Resource Pool 90
Detach a Resource Pool 90
Managing Hosts 91
Prepare a Host 91
Enable and Disable Hosts 91
Disable and Enable Host Spanning for a Host 92
Unprepare a Host 92
Modify Host Properties 92
View Deployed Virtual Machines on a Host 93
Undeploy All Virtual Machines on a Host 93
Redeploy All Virtual Machines on a Different Host 94
Repair a Host 94
Managing Datastores 94
Delete a Datastore 95
Remove a Datastore 95
Enable and Disable Datastores 95
Disable Virtual Machine Creation in a Datastore 96
Disable Media Store Creation in a Datastore 96
Modify Datastore Properties 96
View Virtual Machine Datastore Usage 97
View Virtual Machine Datastore Directories 97
Understanding Virtual Machine Datastore Directories 98
Delete Expired Virtual Machines 99
Renew the Storage Lease for an Expired Virtual Machine 99
Delete Revert Points 99