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Lesson 4: Create lab resource data

In this lesson you, in the role of lab manager, learn how to create lab resources that populate the lab management database. In this tutorial, lab resources are physical machines, virtual machines, and virtual images. In this lesson you create data for physical machines and a virtual image.
This tutorial is based on preferences that are set for displaying the views with icons in the left navigation. If there are no icons in the left navigation and menus are displayed at the top of the view, click Preferences. Under Action Bar, select Vertical. Then log out of the product and log back in again as described in step 1.

In this lesson, you create data for a physical machine.

To create lab resource data for a physical machine:
  1. Log in as Larry, the lab manager. Type larry for the user id and larry for the password.
  2. In the left sidebar, point to the Lab Management icon (Lab Management), and click Create Machine. The Create Machine editor opens.
  3. At the top of the editor, complete these steps:
    1. Click <Enter New Machine Name>, and type Server1 as the hostname of the machine.
    2. In Owner, select ADMIN.
    3. In Operational Status, select Available.
    4. Click <Click here to enter a description> and type Beta test machine for the description of the machine.
  4. In the General Info section, complete these steps:
    1. In Type, select PhysicalMachine.
    2. In Location, type 3East as the location for the machine.
    3. In Administrative Status, select Enabled.
  5. Point to Hardware, and if necessary, click the Expand icon (Expand).
    1. In Make, select IBM.
    2. In Memory (MB), type 1024. The units of memory are in megabytes.

      There are sections for providing information for CPU, L2 Interface, and IP interface. Expand these sections to display the fields. These fields are optional, and you do not need to provide information for them now. This is for your information only.

  6. Point to Operating System, and if necessary, click the Expand icon (Expand), and then click the Add icon (Add) to open the Operating System section.
    1. In OS Type, select Windows XP.
    2. In Hostname, type Server1. There are sections for Software Patch and Version information. Expand the sections to display the fields. These fields are optional, and you do not need to enter information in them now. This is for your information only.
  7. Point to Software, and if necessary, click the Expand icon (Expand), and then click the Add icon.(Add) to open the Software section. Notice that Windows® XP displays in the Software section. We defined the operating system type as Windows XP in the Operating System section.
    1. In Software Type, select RFT.
    2. In Name, type Rational Functional Tester. There are sections for Software Patch and Version information. Expand the sections to display the fields. These fields are optional, and you do not need to provide information for them now. This is for your information only.
  8. At the top of the Create Machine editor, click Save. The new physical machine definition is added to the test lab manager database, and the new machine name is displayed at the top of the editor.
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