HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.1 Software: User Guide

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In this environment, you can use VM Manager in seamless integration with other Insight

Dynamics - VSE for Integrity components. These interlinking components enhance the

functionality and flexibility of your virtual server environment. For example:

— HP Insight Virtualization Manager software provides a framework for visualizing your

Virtual Server Environment. All of the systems and workloads that you are authorized

to view are displayed in a graphical view. The hierarchical relationships between systems

and their current utilization metrics can be seen in a single screen. Using Virtualization

Manager, you can manage a pool of multiple-OS, dynamically sizable virtual servers.

You use Virtualization Manager to access VM Manager for viewing and modifying VM

Host or virtual machine components. For more information, see “Accessing VM Manager

from Insight Dynamics - VSE for Integrity” (page 21).

— HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity (gWLM) is a

multiple-system, multiple-OS workload manager that serves as an intelligent policy

engine in Insight Dynamics - VSE for Integrity. It simplifies the deployment of

10 Introduction