HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U1 and Updates Getting Started Guide

administrators, enabling comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power optimization

directly from the vCenter console. For more information, see the HP website (http://

www.hp.com/go/icvcenter).

• Virtual machine communication network—A virtual machine communication network is built

on the traditional, general purpose communication network. As with physical servers, virtual

machine traffic is brokered through a general purpose network if the virtual machines are on

discrete servers. Virtual machine communication on the same physical server is handled by a

virtual switch within the server.

• HP storage network—A storage network enables virtual machines to access Storage Area

Network (SAN) devices similarly to physical servers. The medium for a storage network can

be Fibre Channel or Ethernet. HP recommends HP StorageWorks SAN solutions.

• Virtual SAN Appliance—HP P4000 Virtual SAN Applicance Software (VSA) provides another

way to implement a virtual server high availability solution without the need for separate

external shared-storage devices. For more information, see the HP website (http://