You can configure metadata for the deployment pool on the VM Metadata form.

Procedure

  1. To edit the metadata of the deployment pool, navigate to Cloud Management > Deployment Pools, select a deployment pool from the list, and click the three ellipses icon and click Edit VMs.
    Option Description

    Use Individual VM Power On Settings

    If activated, then VMware Lab Platform controls the powering on of VMs according to the setting of the Power on VM when lab starts option. If deactivated, then the cloud controls the powering of VMs. Cloud powering settings are determined outside VMware Lab Platform.

    Note:

    This option only regards the delegation of VM power on operations either to the cloud or to VMware Lab Platform. Prepop deployment always delegates power on operations to the cloud.

    Initial Console

    If activated, a lab associated with the deployment pool uses the virtual machine as its initial console.
  2. Click > to edit metadata.
    Option Description

    Visible

    Power On VM When Lab Starts

    Specifies that the VM in the lab template must be powered on when the entitlement starts. If activated, then the system can more efficiently determine the power state of the VM and as a result reduce the time it takes to start the lab. Note the following:

    • If all the VMs in a lab are marked as being powered on, then the system starts the lab template instead of the individual VMs which delegates the powering-on operation to the cloud. This delegation means that the VMs in the lab template are powered on as configured for the template in the cloud. As a result, the system observes any configured power-up order, pauses, or other tasks as configured in the cloud.

    • If the VM marked as the initial console is not marked to be powered on at the start, and other VMs are marked for power on, then the system displays a warning in the Lab list.

    Allow Console Resize

    If activated, then a lab user can manually resize the lab console.

    Automatic Console Resize

    If activated, then the system automatically scales a lab console so that it fits the available space.

    Note:

    If both Allow Console Resize and Automatic Console Resize are activated, then the system initially sizes the lab console but the lab user can still resize it manually.

    Username

    You can specify a user name specific to the virtual machine.

    Password

    You can specify a password specific to the virtual machine.

    Notes

    Notes an end user might need when interacting with a virtual machine. For example, you might include license keys in a note. Notes supports rich text/HTML information on the virtual machine for the lab. VMware Lab Platform displays the notes when an end user clicks the Notes option on the lab console toolbar.