HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.0 Getting Started Guide

Figure 1-2 VM Manager with HP SIM and VSE
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Using VM Manager with VSE through HP SIM
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In this environment, you can use VM Manager in seamless integration with other VSE
Management Software components. These interlinking components enhance the functionality
and flexibility of your virtual server environment. For example:
— HP Virtualization Manager provides a framework for visualizing your Virtual Server
Environment. All of the systems and workloads that you are authorized to view are
displayed in a graphical view. The hierarchical relationships between systems and their
current utilization metrics can be seen in a single screen. Using Virtualization Manager,
you can manage a pool of multiple-OS, dynamically sizable virtual servers. You use
Virtualization Manager to access VM Manager for viewing and modifying VM Host or
virtual machine components. For more information, see “Accessing VM Manager from
HP SIM” (page 28).
— HP Global Workload Manager (gWLM) is a multiple-system, multiple-OS workload
manager that serves as an intelligent policy engine in VSE. It simplifies the deployment
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