HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.0 Release Notes

NOTE: Another source of discrepancy is the difference in the way Capacity Advisor and VM
Manager present CPU data. Capacity Advisor Profile Viewer and historical utilization reports
present CPU data in absolute terms (specifying the number of physical cores used) while VM
Manager presents CPU data in terms of percentages (specifying the percentage of available CPU
resources being used). For example, the VM Manager “VM Host CPU Utilization” meter displayed
on the VM Host Virtual Machines and VM Properties General tabs displays the percentage of
the total VM Host physical CPU capacity used by the virtual machine in question. Capacity
Advisor tabulates similar data but presents it in different terms. For example, on a VM Host that
has 16 physical cores, if a VM has 4 vCPUs each currently using 50% of a physical core, CapAd
would report that the VM is consuming 2 VM Host cores. The VM Manager “VM Host CPU
utilization” meter would report that the VM is consuming 12.5% of the VM Host's CPU capacity.
Inaccuracies in Related Information Section on Help “Assistance” Topic
Applies to: Both VSE/HP SIM VM Manager and HP SMH Standalone VM Manager
The Related Information section provided on the standalone (HP SMH) VM Manager and the
VSE Management Software help “Assistance” topic include misinformation about online sources
for documentation. The pages refer to a non-existent Product Information link at the following
locations:
• HP Virtual Server Environment (http://hp.com/go/vse)
• HP Insight Dynamics — VSE (http://www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics)
This should be corrected to instruct the reader to access the online documentation directly at the
following websites:
• Documentation for HP Insight Dynamics — VSE and related HP ProLiant software:
http://www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics/docs
• Documentation for VSE Management Software and related HP Integrity software:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/vse.html
NOTE: The list of manuals listed in the Related Information section of these help pages omits
the following manual:
HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.0 Release Notes
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