Vm manager tasks – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual
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utilization of server resources. From VM Manager, you can cause Capacity Advisor to
collect and display historical data for a VM Host or selected virtual machines. Certain
VM Manager views include utilization meters (bar graphs) that display current utilization
data for a resource; you can click the meter to view a screen that provides more detailed
historical data. (These meters are visible when using VM Manager with HP SMH, but you
cannot click them to obtain a Capacity Advisor report.) For more information about using
VM Manager to collect and view utilization data, see
. For more
information about accessing Capacity Advisor through VM Manager, see
and
“Using the View menu” (page 76)
Other Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX components include:
◦
Application Discovery
◦
HP Instant Capacity Manager
◦
Partition Manager
◦
WBEM providers (which include the
and the
, as described
in
“System and software requirements” (page 13)
and other agents.
For more information about Matrix OE concepts and terminology, including a complete list
of the components of Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX, see the HP Matrix Operating
Environment 7.0 Getting Started Guide.
Information about HP SMH is available from the following HP SMH website:
Information about HP Systems Insight Manager is available from the following HP Systems Insight
Manager website:
VM Manager tasks
Use VM Manager to create and manage Integrity VM virtual machines. To take full advantage of
VM Manager, you can perform the following tasks:
•
Create, configure, and control virtual machines and their resources, such as virtual switches
(vswitches), virtual network devices, and virtual storage devices (
)
•
Monitor VM Host and virtual machine operation (
•
Modify virtual machine configurations (
“Modifying virtual machines” (page 84)
•
Migrate virtual machines from host to host (
“Migrating virtual machines” (page 92)
•
Collect and view utilization data for VM Host, virtual machines, and their resources (
)
•
Respond to status reports, error messages, and problems concerning virtual machines
(
)
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