You can create lab
resource data for physical machines
to track in the lab management tool.
About this task
To create lab resource
data for a physical machine:
Procedure
- Point to Lab
Management (
), and click Create
Machine. The Create Machine editor opens.
- At the top of the editor:
- Click <Enter
New Machine Name>,
and type a host name or IP address for the machine.
- In Owner , select an owner for
the machine.
- In Operational
Status, select
a status, for example, Available.
- In <Click here to enter a description>,
type a description of the machine.
- In the General Info section:
- In Type,
select PhysicalMachine.
- In Location, type the location
of the machine.
- In Administrative
Status, select
a status, for example, Enabled.
- To set up a connection to a remote machine, expand Remote
Connection and then click the Add icon
(
).
- In Remote
Connection, select
the type of connection. The options are Remote Desktop, VNC, ftp, http,
and telnet.
- In
URL, click the Edit icon (
) to enter or edit the URL
for the remote conection.
- To add additional
remote connections, click the Add icon
(
).
- Point to Hardware, and if
necessary,
click the Expand icon (
). Provide information in
as many of the fields as you can.
- Point to Operating
System, and if
necessary, click the Expand icon (
), and then click the Add icon
(
) to open the operating system
section. Enter information in as many of the fields as you can.
- Point to Software, and if
necessary,
click the Expand icon (
), and then click the Add icon
(
) to open the Software section.
Provide information in as many of the fields as you can.
- 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.