HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.0 Getting Started Guide

VM Host Network Tab

The VM Host Network tab shows the mapping from virtual network interface cards in the virtual

machines to the physical network interface cards in the VM Host system, as shown in Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12 VM Host Network Tab

The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is

provided by VM Manager help.

Goes back to the previous view, in this case Virtualization Manager. If you accessed the VM

Host view from another VM Manager view (such as the VM Properties view), the link returns

you to that previous view. In HP SMH, when you first access this page from HP SMH, the

link is not provided. The link appears whenever you move from one VM Manager view to

another (such as from VM Properties view to VM Host view, in which case the Go back to

Integrity Virtual Machines Manager: Manage VM link appears on the VM Host view).

Displays this window in a format suitable for printing.

Updates the data displayed on this page. In general, VM Manager tabbed view screens are

refreshed automatically at regular intervals, and VM Manager screens that display

configuration data are updated instantaneously when you use VM Manager to change the

related configuration parameters. However, when changes to the virtual machine I/O

configuration are made using tools other than VM Manager (such as adding or removing

I/O devices by using the VM Host command line), the updated configuration data is not

shown until the screen is refreshed.

Allows you to perform an action on the virtual machine. Select the box for the virtual machine,

then select an action from one of the menus available on the VM Manager menu bar.

Clicking the Focus link limits the display to only those network devices associated with the

selected object (in this instance, the devices associated with bitsy00) and the objects directly

connected to it. All other devices are not displayed. To return to the original view, click the

Show All link visible beneath the VM Manager menu bar on the focused page.

Displays detailed information about the virtual machine by taking you to the VM Properties

General tab.

The utilization meter (bar graph) displays network I/O throughput data, if available. The

data is a 5-minute average that is calculated and updated on 5-minute boundaries. If the

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