In this lesson you, in the role of the lab manager, create
a physical machine by entering a minimal amount of data.
To create a physical machine with minimal data:
- In the left sidebar, point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click Create
Machine. The Create Machine editor opens.
- Click <Enter New Machine Name>,
and type Machine1 as the hostname of the machine.
- In Owner , select Larry.
- In Operational Status, select Available.
- In the General Info section, complete these steps:
- In Type, select PhysicalMachine.
- In Administrative Status, select Enabled.
- Point to Hardware, and if necessary,
click the Expand icon (
). In Make,
select IBM.
- Point to Operating System, and if
necessary, click the Expand icon (
), and then click the Add icon
(
) to open the Operating System
section.
- In OS Type, select Linux.
- Click Save. The lab resource definition
is saved in the lab management database.