4.4.1 Deciding Server Virtualization Software

This section explains how to decide the settings for server virtualization software.

Select the server virtualization software to use
Select the server virtualization software.
Resource Orchestrator can perform resource management using the server virtualization software indicated below.
- VMware
- Hyper-V
- RHEL5-Xen
- KVM
- Oracle VM

Settings differ according to the server virtualization software being used.

When using server virtualization software, refer to "Appendix E Design and Configuration for Creating Virtual L-Servers".

Note

[VMware] [Hyper-V] [RHEL-KVM] [Oracle VM]
When registering managed servers to the manager, the password for the administrative privilege user of the managed server is required.
Configure the password for the administrator account of managed server in advance.

Resource Orchestrator Functions Enabled with the Functions of Each Server Virtualization Software

The Resource Orchestrator functions enabled by using the functions of each server virtualization software are indicated below.

Table 4.12 List of Resource Orchestrator Functions Enabled by Using Each Server Virtualization Function
Resource Orchestrator Function	VMware Function	Hyper-V Function	RHEL-Xen Function	RHEL-KVM Function	Oracle VM Function	Reference
L-Server power operations	VM guest power operations					Refer to "11.1 Power Operations" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
L-Server cloning image	Template		-	-	Template	Refer to the setup section for the server virtualization software to use "Appendix E Design and Configuration for Creating Virtual L-Servers".
L-Server snapshots	Snapshot	Checkpoints	-	-	-	Refer to "11.6 Snapshots, and Backup and Restoration of L-Servers" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
VM host maintenance mode	Maintenance mode		-	-	Maintenance mode	VM host maintenance mode
Moving an L-Server between VM hosts (migration)	Migration	Migration using clusters	Migration			Refer to "11.7 Migration of VM Hosts between Servers" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".

Functions of Each Server Virtualization Software That Must Not Be Directly Used/Operated

The functions of each server virtualization software that must not be directly used/operated are indicated below.

Table 4.13 List of Functions of Each Server Virtualization Software That Must Not Be Directly Used/Operated
Server Virtualization Software	Functions with no Support of Combined Use
VMware vSphere (R) 4 VMware vSphere (R) 4.1 VMware vSphere (R) 5.0	Cisco Nexus 1000V virtual switch
Microsoft(R) System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Microsoft(R) System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager	Movement of storage areas Movement changing the virtual machine storage destination Saving in the virtual machine library

[Hyper-V]
VMware(R) ESX and Citrix(R) XenServer(TM) can be managed by SCVMM, but only VM hosts for Hyper-V can be managed when using SCVMM in Resource Orchestrator.