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ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide

A.1 Supported Functions

Resource Coordinator VE provides the following functions for managed servers running server virtualization software.


Functions related to server virtualization software


Table A.1 Functions related to VM Hosts

Function

Server Virtualization Product

VMware

Hyper-V

Monitoring

Yes

Yes (*1)

Power control

Yes

Yes

Server switchover, failback, takeover (based on backup and restore) (*2)

Yes

Yes

Sharing of spare servers between physical OS's and VM guests (based on backup and restore)

-

-

Server switchover, failback and takeover (based on I/O virtualization)

Yes

Yes

Sharing of spare servers between physical OS's and VM guests (based on I/O virtualization)

Yes

-

Backup and restore (*2)

Yes

Yes

Cloning

-

-

VM maintenance mode settings

Yes (*3)

-

Launch of VM management console

Yes

Yes

*1: Must be set to allow remote management. Refer to "A.2 Configuration Requirements" for details.
*2: Not supported for VMware vSphere 4.
*3: Only available from the command-line.


Table A.2 Functions related to VM Guests

Function

Server Virtualization Product

VMware

Hyper-V

Monitoring (*1)

Yes (*2)

Yes

Power control (*2)

Yes

Yes

Migration between physical servers

Yes (*3)

-

Launch of VM management console

Yes

Yes

*1: VM guests are automatically detected after VM host registration. The result of further VM guest creation, modification, removal or migration is also automatically reflected in Resource Coordinator VE.
*2: This function requires installation of VMware Tools. Refer to "A.2 Configuration Requirements" for details.
*3: A VM management software (such as VMware vCenter Server) must be registered to enable this feature.


Attributes of VM Hosts and VM Guests

Table A.3 General Area

Function

Server Virtualization Product

VMware

Hyper-V

Server name

Yes

Yes

Admin LAN IP address (*1)

Yes

Yes

Status

Yes

Yes

Type

Yes

Yes

OS

Yes

Yes

Physical server name (*1)

Yes

Yes

*1: Not displayed for VM guests.


Table A.4 VM Host Information Area

Function

Server Virtualization Product

VMware

Hyper-V

VM type

Yes

Yes

VM software name

Yes

Yes

VM software VL

Yes

Yes

Number of VM guests

Yes

Yes

VM management software

Yes

-

VM Guests

Yes

Yes

Table A.5 VM Guest Information Area

Function

Server Virtualization Product

VMware

Hyper-V

VM type

Yes

Yes

VM host name

Yes

Yes

VM name

Yes

Yes

VM management software

Yes

-