HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.3 User Guide

VM Host Virtual Switches tab
The VM Host Virtual Switches tab shows information about the virtual switches on the VM Host
system.
Quick reference
Figure 14 VM Host Virtual Switches tab
1
Goes back to the previous view, in this case the HP Matrix OE visualization. If you accessed
the VM Host view from another VM Manager view (such as the VM Properties view), the link
returns you to that previous view. In HP SMH, when you first access this page from HP SMH,
the link is not provided. The link appears whenever you move from one VM Manager view
to another (such as from VM Properties view to VM Host view, in which case the Go back to
Integrity Virtual Machines Manager: Manage VM link appears on the VM Host view).
2
Displays this window in a format suitable for printing.
3
Updates the data displayed on this page. In general, VM Manager tabbed view screens are
refreshed automatically at regular intervals, and VM Manager screens that display configuration
data are updated instantaneously when you use VM Manager to change the related
configuration parameters. However, when changes to the virtual machine I/O configuration
are made using tools other than VM Manager (such as adding or removing I/O devices by
using the VM Host command line), the updated configuration data is not shown until the screen
is refreshed.
4
Allows you to perform an action on the virtual switches. Select the box for a specific virtual
switch, then an action from one of the menus available on the VM Manager menu bar. To
perform an action on all the virtual switches, select the box in the header row.
5
Indicates whether the physical backing device supports Accelerated Virtual Input/Output
(AVIO).
6
Displays information about the virtual switch by taking you to the Vswitch Properties General
tab.
Screen details
• Vswitch Name: lists the names of the virtual switches.
• Status : shows whether the virtual switch is up (operational) or down (inoperational).
• Type: shows whether the corresponding virtual switch is a shared or dedicated vswitch.
• Supports AVIO: shows whether the corresponding backing device supports Accelerated Virtual
Input/Output (AVIO). AVIO is supported on HP Integrity VM Version 3.5 or later and requires
installation of AVIO drivers on the VM Host. For proper operation of virtual storage or network
devices configured to use AVIO, special AVIO software must be installed on the associated
36 Using VM Manager views and tabs