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systems under Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX. Other providers of virtual machines
include VMware ESX, VMware ESXi, or Microsoft Hyper-V.
virtual machine
console
The user-mode application that provides console emulation for
. Each instance
of the virtual machine console is one console session for its associated virtual machine.
virtual network
A LAN that is shared by the
running on the same
or in the same
.
virtual switch
See vswitch.
VLAN
Virtual LAN. Defines logical connectivity instead of the physical connectivity defined by a LAN.
A VLAN provides a way to partition a LAN logically such that the broadcast domain for a VLAN
is limited to the nodes and switches that are members of the VLAN.
VM
See virtual machine.
VM Host
A server running software such as
, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi,
or Microsoft Hyper-V, that provides multiple
, each running its own instance of
an operating system.
VM Provider
The
services provider for
host and guest configuration data. The VM Provider
allows Integrity VM Manager to have visibility to
and
resources. For VM Manager
VM Host views, the provider gives information about the VM Host and its guests. For VM Manager
views, the provider gives information about a particular virtual machine and the
identity of its host.
vswitch
Virtual switch. Refers to both a dynamically loadable kernel module (DLKM) and a user-mode
component implementing a
switch. The virtualized network interface cards (
for guest machines are attached to the virtual switches. By associating the vswitch with a physical
working LAN on the
, you provide the
with the capability of communicating outside
the
.
WBEM
Web-Based Enterprise Management. A set of web-based information services standards developed
by the Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. A WBEM provider offers access to a resource.
WBEM clients send requests to providers to get information about, and access to, the registered
resources.
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