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 | Xen | Solaris Containers | |
Monitoring | Yes | Yes (*1) | Yes | Yes |
Power Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Server switchover, failback, takeover (based on backup and restore) | Yes (*2, *3) | Yes (*4) | Yes | No |
Server switchover, failback and takeover (based on I/O virtualization) | Yes | Yes (*4) | Yes | No |
Server switchover, failback, and takeover (based on storage affinity methods) | No | No | No | Yes |
Sharing of spare servers between physical OS's and VM guests (based on I/O virtualization) (*5) | Yes | No | Yes (*6) | No |
Backup and Restore | Yes (*2, *3) | Yes | Yes | No |
Cloning | No | No | No | No |
VM maintenance mode settings (*7) | Yes | Yes (*8) | Yes (*6, *9) | No |
Launch of VM management console | Yes | Yes | Yes (*9) | No |
VM Home Position (*8) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Network Map | Yes | Yes | No | No |
*1: Must be set to allow remote management. For details, refer to "A.2 Configuration Requirements".
*2: Not supported for VMware vSphere 4 or later.
*3: Not supported for VMware ESXi.
*4: Do not share the networks of VM hosts and VM guests. Refer to "A.2 Configuration Requirements" for details.
*5: Spare servers can only be shared between physical OS's and VM guests when using the I/O virtualization switchover method.
*6: Not available for the pool master when using Citrix XenServer.
*7: Only available from the command-line.
*8: A VM management software (such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager) must be registered.
*9: Not supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Linux Virtualization (Xen-based).
Function | Server Virtualization Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | Solaris Containers | |
Monitoring (*1) | Yes (*2) | Yes | Yes (*2, *5) | Yes |
Power control (*2) | Yes | Yes | Yes (*3) | Yes |
Migration between physical servers | Yes (*4) | Yes (*4) | Yes | No |
Launch of VM management console | Yes | Yes | Yes (*6) | No |
*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: Depending on the virtualization software used, this function may require specific settings. Refer to "A.2 Configuration Requirements" for details.
*3: An error may happen when using the high-availability function of a server virtualization software. For details, refer to "A.3 Functional Differences between Products".
*4: A VM management software (such as VMware vCenter Server, System Center Virtual Machine Manager) must be registered.
*5: Not supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Linux Virtualization (Xen-based). To register VM guests, they should be powered on first.
*6: Not supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Linux Virtualization (Xen-based).
Attributes of VM Hosts and VM Guests
Content displayed | Server Virtualization Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | Solaris Containers | |
Server name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Admin LAN (IP address) (*1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Status | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OS | Yes | Yes | Yes (*2) | Yes |
Physical server name (*1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*1: Not displayed for VM guests.
*2: Not supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Linux Virtualization (Xen-based).
Content displayed | Server Virtualization Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | Solaris Containers | |
VM type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM software name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM software VL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of VM guests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM management software | Yes | No | No | No |
VM guests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Content displayed | Server Virtualization Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | Solaris Containers | |
VM type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM host name | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
VM name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM management software | Yes | No | No | No |
