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
Xen
RHEL-KVM
Solaris Zones
OVM for SPARC
Available Functions by Server Virtualization Software
The functions that can be used differ depending on the server virtualization software.
Function | Server Virtualization Products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | KVM | Solaris Zones (*1) | OVM for SPARC | ||
Citrix | Red Hat | ||||||
Monitoring | Yes | Yes (*2) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (*3) |
Power control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Server switchover, failback, takeover (based on backup and restore) | No (*4, *5) | Yes (*6, *7) | Yes (*8) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Server switchover, failback, and continuity (based on HBA address rename) | Yes | Yes (*6) | Yes (*8) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Server switchover, failback, and continuity (using the VIOM server profile switchover method or the ISM profile switchover method) | Yes | Yes (*6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Server switchover, failback, and takeover (based on storage affinity methods) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (*9) | Yes |
Sharing of spare servers between physical OSs and VM guests (based on I/O virtualization) (*10) | Yes | Yes | Yes (*11) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Backup and restore (*12, *13) | No (*4, *5) | Yes (*7) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Cloning | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
VM maintenance mode settings (*14) | Yes | Yes (*15) | Yes (*11) | No | No | No | No |
Launch of the VM management console | Yes (*15) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
VM Home Position | Yes (*16, *17) | Yes (*16) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
NetworkViewer | Yes (*18) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
*1: When registering the guest domain of OVM for SPARC as a VM host, Solaris Zones configured on the guest domain can be managed as VM hosts.
*2: Must be set to allow remote management. For details, refer to "9.2.1 Configuration Requirements".
*3: When a Solaris Zone is configured on a guest domain, a non-global zone operating on the configured Solaris Zone cannot be monitored. The guest domain is displayed as a VM guest.
*4: Not supported for VMware vSphere 4 or later.
*5: Not supported for VMware ESXi.
*6: Do not share the networks of VM hosts and VM guests. For details, refer to "9.2.1 Configuration Requirements".
*7: Configurations in which VM hosts are in clusters are not supported.
*8: Only Citrix XenServer 5.5 is supported.
*9: Server switchover cannot be performed for the guest domain of OVM for SPARC registered as a VM host on Solaris Zones, since the operations are for the VM host on the physical server.
*10: Spare servers can only be shared between physical OSs and VM guests when using the I/O virtualization switchover method.
*11: Not available for the pool master when using Citrix XenServer.
*12: Backup and restoration of VM hosts that are in clusters is not supported.
Backup and restoration can be performed when both of the following conditions are satisfied:
- The target VM host is not in a cluster.
- All VM guests that were operating on the target VM host have been migrated to other VM hosts.
*13: When backing up a VM host containing VM guests on its own boot disk, behavior differs according to the server virtualization product used. For details, refer to "9.2.2 Functional Differences between Products".
*14: Only available from the command-line.
*15: Not supported for VMware vSphere 6.5 or later.
*16: VM management software (such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager) must be registered.
*17: A VM guest migrated to somewhere other than the cluster configured in the VM management software cannot be returned to the original status using VM Home Position.
*18: The network links are only displayed when using the standard switches. When using switches other than the standard switches, such as distributed virtual switches, the network links are not displayed.
Function | Server Virtualization Products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | KVM | Solaris Zones (*1) | OVM for SPARC | ||
Citrix | Red Hat | ||||||
Monitoring (*2) | Yes (*3) | Yes | Yes (*3) | Yes (*3, *4) | Yes (*3) | Yes | Yes |
Power control (*3) | Yes | Yes | Yes (*5) | Yes (*5) | Yes (*5) | Yes | Yes |
Migration between physical servers | Yes (*6, *7) | Yes (*6, *7) | Yes (*7) | Yes (*7) | Yes (*7) | No | No |
Launch of the VM management console | Yes (*8) | Yes | Yes | Yes (*9) | No | No | No |
*1: When registering the guest domain of OVM for SPARC as a VM host, Solaris Zones configured on the guest domain can be managed. A non-global zone operating in Solaris Zones can be managed as a VM guest.
*2: 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 Orchestrator.
*3: Depending on the virtualization software used, this function may require specific settings. For details, refer to "9.2.1 Configuration Requirements".
*4: When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Linux Virtualization (Xen-based), powered off VM guests cannot be registered. To register VM guests, they must be powered on first.
*5: An error may happen when using the high-availability function of server virtualization software. For details, refer to "9.2.2 Functional Differences between Products".
*6: VM management software (such as VMware vCenter Server, System Center Virtual Machine Manager) must be registered.
*7: When migrating VM guests between different storage, perform the migration using VM management software.
*8: Not supported for VMware vSphere 6.5 or later.
*9: Not supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Linux Virtualization (Xen-based).
The following shows the list of the contents displayed in [Resource Details] when using the server virtualization software as a managed server.
Content Displayed | Server Virtualization Products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | KVM | Solaris Zones | OVM for SPARC | ||
Citrix | Red Hat | ||||||
Server name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Admin LAN (IP address) (*1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Status | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (*2) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Physical server name (*1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 Products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | KVM | Solaris Zones (*1) | OVM for SPARC | ||
Citrix | Red Hat | ||||||
VM type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM software name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM software VL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of VM guests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM management software | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
VM guests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*1: When registering the guest domain of OVM for SPARC as a VM host, Solaris Zones configured on the guest domain can be managed as VM hosts. The contents of Solaris Zones are displayed in the VM host information.
Content Displayed | Server Virtualization Products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMware | Hyper-V | Xen | KVM | Solaris Zones (*1) | OVM for SPARC | ||
Citrix | Red Hat | ||||||
VM type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM host name | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
VM name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VM management software | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
*1: When registering the guest domain of OVM for SPARC as a VM host, Solaris Zones configured on the guest domain can be managed. The contents of the non-global zone that is operating in Solaris Zones are displayed in the VM guest information.
Note
When registering managed servers to the manager, the password for the administrator privilege user of the managed server is required.
Configure the password for the administrator account of managed server in advance.
