HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.3 User Guide

Figure 2 VM Manager with HP Systems Insight Manager and the HP Matrix Operating
Environment for HP-UX
In this environment, you can use VM Manager in seamless integration with other Matrix
Operating Environment for HP-UX components. These interlinking components enhance the
functionality and flexibility of your virtual server environment. For example:
◦ HP Matrix OE visualization provides a framework for visualizing your Virtual Server
Environment. All of the systems and workloads that you are authorized to view are
displayed in a graphical view. The hierarchical relationships between systems and their
current utilization metrics can be seen in a single screen. Using HP Matrix OE visualization,
you can manage a pool of multiple-OS, dynamically sizable virtual servers. You use HP
Matrix OE visualization to access VM Manager for viewing and modifying VM Host or
virtual machine components. For more information, see “Accessing VM Manager from
Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX” (page 21).
◦ HP Global Workload Manager (gWLM) is a multiple-system, multiple-OS workload
manager that serves as an intelligent policy engine in Matrix Operating Environment for
HP-UX. It simplifies the deployment of automated workload management policies across
multiple servers, and provides centralized monitoring and reporting and improved server
utilization to assist in meeting your service level objectives. Using VM Manager with
Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX, you can create, view, and modify gWLM
policies for virtual machines. For more information, see “Using the Policy menu” (page 77).
◦ HP Capacity Advisor is capacity analysis and planning software that allows you to
optimize the workloads across Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX for the highest
10 Introduction