In this lesson, you create data for a physical machine.
To create lab resource data for a physical machine:
- Log in as Larry, the lab manager. Type larry for
the user ID and larry for the password.
- Point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click Create
Machine. The Create Machine editor opens.
- At the top of the editor, complete these steps:
- Click <Enter New Machine Name>,
and type Server1 as the name of the machine.
- In Owner, select Larry.
- In Operational Status, select Available.
- Click <Click here to enter a description>,
and type Beta test server for the description
of the machine.
- In the General Information section,
complete these steps:
- In Type, select PhysicalMachine.
- In Location, type 3East as
the location for the machine.
- In Administrative Status, select Enabled.
You can use Remote Connection to link to a remote machine.
This feature is only available if Rational® Quality Manager
is integrated with an inventory provider application. For now, leave
this section blank.
- Expand the Hardware section and
complete these steps:
- In Manufacturer, type IBM.
- In Memory (MB), type 1024.
The units of memory are in megabytes.
- Expand the Operating System section
and complete these steps:
- In OS Type, select Windows
Server 2008 Standard Edition.
- In Hostname, type server1.
- Expand the Software section. Notice
that Windows® XP is displayed
in the Software section. We defined the operating system type as Windows XP in the Operating
System section.
- In Software Type, select SQL
Server.
- 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.