Resource Coordinator VE provides the following functions for managed servers running server virtualization software.
Functions related to server virtualization software
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.
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
Function | Server Virtualization Product | |
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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.
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 |
Function | Server Virtualization Product | |
---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | |
VM type | Yes | Yes |
VM host name | Yes | Yes |
VM name | Yes | Yes |
VM management software | Yes | - |