HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.1 Software: User Guide

Using the Create menu
The Create menu allows you to create a virtual machine or virtual switch. Figure 5-3 shows the
choices when you select the Create menu.
Figure 5-3 VM Manager Create menu
Table 5-2 describes the Create menu options and where to obtain more information in this
manual. More detailed information is provided by the VM Manager help.
Table 5-2 VM Manager Create menu options
More InformationAction SummaryMenu Selection
“Creating virtual machines” (page 87)Starts the Create Virtual Machine
wizard, which guides you through
the procedure of creating a virtual
machine. Each step presents a dialog
that asks you to specify required
information.
Create→Virtual Machine...
“Creating virtual switches” (page 105)Creates a new virtual network switch
(vswitch) on the host. The vswitch is
used by the virtual machines to
connect to the network: one or more
virtual machines connect to the
vswitch, and the vswitch is connected
to a host's physical network device.
Create→Virtual Switch...
78 Using VM Manager menus