Server virtualization technologies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers, 3rd edition

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HP Virtual Machine Management Pack, which provides central management and control for
VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix virtual machines. It integrates with vendors’ virtualization
management tools, such as VMware vCenter Server (formerly known as VirtualCenter), and allows
administrators to manage virtualization platforms from the same console used for physical server
administration. (www.hp.com/go/VMM)
HP Server Migration Pack – Universal Edition, which migrates existing servers and their content to
the latest HP BladeSystem or ProLiant server technologies or the latest virtual machines from
VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix. Server Migration Pack – Universal Edition facilitates migrations from
physical to virtual platforms (P2V), from virtual to physical (V2P), or from one virtual machine to
another (V2V). Essentially it lands all the drivers that the administrator would normally move
manually, and then pulls all the existing data, applications, and operating system on top.
(www.hp.com/go/migrate)
In addition, HP Insight Dynamics – VSE leverages the separate Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
(VCEM) application, which enables administrators to centrally deploy and manage multiple
BladeSystem c-Class enclosures configured with Virtual Connect (Virtual Connect Domain). VCEM also
provides a central pool of Virtual Connect LAN and SAN addresses (MAC and World Wide Names)
and group-based management tools that allow system administrators to logically link separate
domains and migrate VC server profiles between Virtual Connect domains that are part of the same
Virtual Connect domain group. More information about VCEM is available at
www.hp.com/go/vcem.
The logical server management interface provides a graphical view of the system topology, allowing
administrators to easily visualize and manage all servers, their connectivity, and their unique server
attributes. Administrators can use this tool to define and deploy logical servers, monitor logical
servers, edit logical server profiles, define the access and control capabilities through role-based
control, analyze capacities, and adjust logical servers to meet their needs.
Insight Dynamics – VSE includes integrated capacity planning technology. Administrators can view
historical use data and pre-test workloads onto different sets of server resources. For example, they
can carry out ―what-if‖ scenarios, and evaluate performance, power implications, and consolidation
scenarios. An administrator can drag and drop a logical server with immediate best-fit information
through a five-star rating system—not merely drag and drop into the first virtual machine or physical
machine that would fit a logical server profile. Figure 7 shows an example of the Insight Dynamics –
VSE logical server management user interface and how it incorporates all logical servers, whether
they are landed on physical machines or virtual machines.