HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration

VM See Virtual machine.
VM Host The virtual machine host system.
vNIC Virtual network interface card (NIC). The network interface that is accessed by guest applications.
vswitch Virtual switch. A component in the guest virtual network. By associating the vswitch with a
physical working LAN on the VM Host, you provide the guest with the capability of
communicating outside the localnet.
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.
workload The collection of processes in a virtual machine.
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