HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.1 Software: 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 4-5 VM Host Virtual Switches tab
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Virtual Switch Name Status Type Supports AVIO Used by
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Up Shared No 3 VMs
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Goes back to the previous view, in this case the Virtualization Manager. 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
Displays information about the virtual switch by taking you to the Vswitch Properties
General tab.
6
Indicates whether the physical backing device supports Accelerated Virtual Input/Output
(AVIO).
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
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