Implement a consistent, automated process for managing the lifecycle of virtual machines in the datacenter, from provisioning to operation to retirement. VMware Lifecycle Manager automates the virtualization workflow to improve efficiency and productivity, and ensure compliance with company policies.
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Features
VMware vCenter Lifecycle Manager provides an easy-to-use Web interface for managing the interactions among everyone involved in the lifecycle of a virtual machine. There are four main roles and functions in the product:
User
- Easily request virtual machines and determine request status through an easy-to-use self-service portal.
- Access a catalog of existing virtual machines with basic controls, including power on, shut down, suspend, snapshot, revert to snapshot, etc.
Approver
- View and approve or reject requests detailed information about any request and determine whether to accept or deny the request.
IT Staff
- Complete approved requests and decide where virtual machines will be placed within the environment.
IT Administrator
- Help users select the virtual machine configuration that best meets their needs by creating a library of pre-defined virtual machine templates.
- Set up key criteria for policy defined deployment to be used to automatically place or configure a virtual machine in an environment.
- Assign groups of users to specific virtual machine resources based on established security policies.
- Optimize resource pools and virtual machine folders, and help associate chargeback metrics to virtual machine deployments.
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