Installation guide

Chapter 3. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Description
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3.3 Virtualization Server Add-ons
3.3.1 Overview
The NovaScale Master Server Virtualization Add-ons deliver an optional management
package to manage virtual machines. A virtualization Add-on can provide:
• Supervision features to detect abnormalities and notify them to defined entities,
• Administration features to perform actions on elements.
3.3.1.1 Definitions
Virtualization Add-ons use specific topology elements:
• Native Operating System (Native OS):
the virtualization layer installed on a physical machine that hosts virtual machines. It is
represented by a NovaScale Master host with a specific OS (specified by the Add-on).
• Virtual Machine (VM):
a machine that is hosted by a native OS
.
It is represented by a NovaScale Master host
with a specific model (specified by the Add-on).
• Virtual Platform:
the set of virtual machines and native OS deployed on a physical machine.
• Virtual Manager:
the interface used to manage the virtual elements.
3.3.1.2 Topology Representation
The elements of a virtual platform are displayed in the NovaScale Master Console views.
To load a specific view, select File → Load → SystemMgt → view name
Or, if already loaded, switch from one view to another by selecting Views → view name
• From the Hosts view, only the native OS and VM hosts are displayed. VM hosts are
represented with the specific icon
.
• From the Virtual Managers view, the virtual platform is displayed as shown in the
following figure: