application insight module, AIM
The SystemEDGE agent provides a plug-in architecture through which it can load optional application insight modules (AIMs) when it initializes. AIMs are functional extensions to the SystemEDGE agent. For example, the vCenter AIM enables SystemEDGE to manage vSphere environments through VMware vCenter Servers.
autoshell
The AutoShell provides a command line and scripting environment that you can use to automate complex recurring and management tasks. AutoShell is not a programming language, but is a combination of a scripting language and a command line shell.
AutoShell is based on the standardized scripting language ECMA-Script (JavaScript). While JavaScript is mostly known as a scripting language that is used on web pages, it does not need to run in a browser. It is a standalone scripting language implementing support for object orientation, XML and regular expression processing. AutoShell uses an out-of-the-box version of the Mozilla Spidermonkey JavaScript interpreter which also provides JavaScript functionality to the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
autoshell loadable module, ALM
An autoshell loadable module (ALM) is an extension to the AutoShell core. Depending on the selected components of a CA Virtual Assurance installation, the required ALMs are installed automatically. For example, ALMs allow you to manage platforms like LPAR, Solaris Zones, or vCenter Server through AutoShell.
blade (UCS)
Server that is attached to a Cisco UCS chassis.
capped logical partition (LPAR)
A capped logical partition is a logical partition that cannot use more processor power than its assigned processing units. The capped partition is assigned a maximum capacity and guarantees a capacity that cannot be exceeded and cannot affect the overall behavior of the physical system.
catalog (VMware)
Organizations provide catalogs to store vApp templates and media files. The members of an organization can use the vApp templates and media files in the catalog to create their own vApps.
chassis (UCS)
Hardware frame that holds Cisco UCS switches and blades.
Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch
Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch is a Distributed Virtual Switch that can run in a VMware vSphere environment. The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch consists of the Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) and the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM). On each ESX or ESXi host associated with a Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch, VEM replaces the VMware vSwitch and runs as a module in the hypervisor kernel. VSM controls multiple VEMs as one logical switch and runs in a VM on an ESX or ESXi host. For further details, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch documentation at http://www.cisco.com/go/1000vdocs.
CA Virtual Assurance VM provisioning supports VMware vNetwork Distributed Switches and Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches.
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) provides data center hardware and virtualization services.
cluster
A cluster consists of two or more independent computer systems that are linked together and work as a single entity. Clustering is used for parallel processing, load balancing, and fault tolerance.
cmdlet
A cmdlet is a command that must start with the first non-white character in a line. Because of this restriction they can only be used standalone and not as part of a broader JavaScript expression. In particular, they cannot be used as an rvalue (right hand side operand of an assignment operator).
? is an example for an AutoShell cmdlet.
container (Solaris)
A Solaris Container provides complete runtime environments for applications. Resource management and Solaris Zones are parts of a container.
cpu cap
A cpu cap limits the amount of CPU resources for a zone.
CPU shares (VMware)
Shares are specified as natural numbers and express a proportional weight to each virtual machine.
Specifying shares makes sense only with regard to sibling virtual machines, vApps, or resource pools which have the same parent in the hierarchy. When you assign shares to a virtual machine, you always specify the priority for that virtual machine relative to other powered-on virtual machines.
For example, when competition occurs, a virtual machine with 2000 shares receives more CPU time than a virtual machine with 1000 shares. Shares are configured relative to the other shares; thus, only the proportion of shares matters, not the values of the shares. Three virtual machines with share values of 1000, 2000, 3000 act the same as three virtual machines with share values of 1, 2, 3. You can use any number scheme you prefer.
datacenter (VMware)
A datacenter serves as a container for your hosts, virtual machines, resource pools, or clusters. Depending on their virtual configuration, datacenters can represent organizational structures, such as geographical regions or separate business functions. You can also use datacenters to create isolated virtual environments for testing or to organize your infrastructure.
datastore (VMware)
A datastore specifies a virtual representation of combinations of underlying physical storage resources in a datacenter. These physical storage resources can be provided by local disks on a server, by SAN disk arrays, and so on.
Dell EqualLogic
Dell EqualLogic comprises virtualized iSCSI SAN solutions to use virtual storage for virtual servers.
dual HMC (LPAR)
A dual HMC is a redundant Hardware Management Console (HMC) management system that provides high availability.
dvPort group (VMware)
Each VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch has one or more dvPort Groups assigned to it. dvPort Groups group multiple ports under a common configuration and provide a stable point for VMs connecting to labeled networks. A unique network label identifies each dvPort Group. The network labels are unique to the current datacenter.
A dvPort Group specifies port configuration options for each member port on a vNetwork Distributed Switch. dvPort Groups define how a connection is made to a network.
dvUplink port (VMware)
Distributed Virtual Uplinks (dvUplinks) provide a level of abstraction for the physical NICs (vmnics) on the ESX Hosts. Each physical NIC is mapped to a dvUplink. For each host associated with a VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch, each physical NIC (uplink) is assigned to the vNetwork Distributed Switch through one uplink port.
dynamic reconfiguration connector index, DRC-index (LPAR)
Each slot in a physical system unit has a DRC-index assigned to it. The deploy process requires this number to perform the actual creation of the LPARs. The management console (HMC) and the system uses this index to identify uniquely each slot on the system. The DRC-index is not assigned to a slot until the unit is powered up.
Elastic Service Controller (ESC)
An Elastic Service Controller (ESC) is a Huawei controller that provides centralized management of virtual resources, computing, storage, and other services.
entitled pool capacity (LPAR)
The entitled pool capacity of a shared processor pool defines the guaranteed processor capacity that is available to the group of partitions in the processor pool.
ESX/ESXi host (VMware)
An ESX or ESXi host is a physical computer that uses ESX or ESXi Server virtualization software to run virtual machines. Hosts provide the CPUs and memory resources that virtual machines use and give virtual machines access to storage and network connectivity.
fair share scheduler, FSS (Solaris)
The fair share scheduler (FSS) specifies a scheduler class that allocates CPU time based on shares. Shares define the portion of the system's CPU resources allocated to a project.
fault tolerance, FT (VMware)
VMware vSphere lets you enable Fault Tolerance (FT) on a VM defined to a cluster which is configured for High Availability (HA). Fault Tolerance creates a secondary VM on another ESX Server in the cluster. The secondary VM operates in lock-step mode with the primary VM that is executing the workload. If there is a failure, the secondary VM immediately takes over the workload execution from the point of failure. CA Virtual Assurance discovers and manages primary and secondary VMs in a cluster.
Fibre Channel, FC
Fibre Channel is a standardized gigabit-speed technology for transmitting data between computer devices. Fibre Channel is especially suited for connecting computer servers to shared storage devices and for interconnecting storage controllers and drives.
funclet
Funclets maintain the verbose command like syntax with optional clauses, stringification and so on. Funclets are often used like cmdlets, that is, standalone in a single line. They can return a value that can be processed as part of a broader expression.
global zone (Solaris)
A global zone is a zone that is contained on every Solaris system. If non-global zones exist on the system, the global zone is the default zone for the system and for systemwide administration.
Hardware Management Console, HMC (LPAR)
The Hardware Management Console (HMC) is an external appliance that is used to perform management tasks on IBM PowerVM Systems. HMC can be used to create or change logical partitions, including dynamically assigning resources to a partition. The HMC communicates with the server firmware layers of POWER Systems, providing a single point of control in large PowerVM environments.
Host Bus Adapter, HBA
A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is the interface card which connects a host to a Storage Area Network (SAN).
Huawei SingleCLOUD
Huawei SingleCLOUD is a cloud service solution for cloud computing data centers.
Hyper-V
Hyper-V is the Microsoft hypervisor-based server virtualization technology for Windows Server 2008 R2. Separate virtual machines (VMs) run on a single physical server and can run multiple different operating systems, such as Windows or Linux.
I18n (Internationalization)
I18N (internationalization) is the modification of a software product so that it can potentially handle multiple languages, time and date formats, writing conventions like the formatting of numbers (decimal separator, digit grouping), and so on. CA Virtual Assurance uses UTF-8 encoding to display language-specific characters like the German ü (umlaut), the French è (grave accent), or Japanese characters in input and output data.
IBM High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (HACMP)
IBM High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (HACMP) is a solution for building high-availability clusters on the AIX UNIX and Linux for IBM system p platforms.
Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM, LPAR)
The Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) is an enhancement of the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) and allows you to manage a single POWER System. IVM lets you create and manage LPARs. IVM enables management of VIOS functions and provides a web-based user interface.
internet Small Computer Systems Interface, iSCSI
iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over large distances. iSCSI encapsulates SCSI commands in IP packets, which are routed just like any other IP packet on the network. When the IP packet reaches its destination, the iSCSI device removes the encapsulation and interprets the SCSI command.
kernel-based virtual machine (KVM)
The kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) is a hardware-assisted virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel.
L10n (Localization)
L10N (localization) is the implementation of a specific language for an already internationalized software.
lightweight process, LWP (Solaris)
Lightweight processes (LWP) belong to the Solaris 10 kernel thread model. LWPs form the execution context for a user thread by associating a user thread with a kernel thread. In the Solaris 10 kernel, kernel services and tasks run as kernel threads. When a user thread is created, the associated LWP and kernel threads are also created and linked to the user thread. Resource control allows to set bounds for LWPs.
logical memory block, LMB (LPAR)
A logical memory block (LMB) specifies the granularity of physical and logical memory assigned to an LPAR (for example: 256 MB).
logical partition, LPAR
A Logical Partition (LPAR) is a subset of hardware resources, virtualized as a separate system. A physical system can be partitioned into multiple LPARs, each providing a separate operating system and applications. The number of logical partitions depends on the hardware configuration of the system. LPARs are typically used for different environments, such as databases, web servers, and so on. LPARs communicate as separate systems in the network.
Management Information Base (MIB)
A Management Information Base (MIB) is a data store that describes properties of a resource. MIBs are written in ASN.1, which is a language specified by a management standard and complies with OSI's structure of management information (SMI) standards for defining SNMP MIBs.
MIB objects, MIB attributes
A MIB object is an entity defined in a MIB that represents one or more resource objects or data items. MIB objects include groups, tables, and individual attributes, and they must be defined in accordance with the structure for management information (SMI).
Multiple Shared-Processor Pools (MSPPs)
The multiple shared-processor pools (MSPPs) is a capability that is supported on Power6 and later servers. This capability enables the creation of multiple processor pools to make allocation of the CPU resource more flexible.
Multiple Virtual I/O Servers
Multiple Virtual I/O servers offer capability that increase application availability by enabling Virtual I/O server maintenance without a downtime for the client partitions.
NetApp filer
A NetApp filer is a disk storage device that owns and controls a filesystem, and presents files and directories to hosts over the network.
network installation manager, NIM (LPAR)
A Network Installation Manager (NIM) provides a central point of management for installing and maintaining AIX images for LPARs and individual servers. It also facilitates the installation of all of those instances from the same master image, from different images, from installation media or from a previous mksysb of that instance. An instance refers to an OS image, regardless of whether it is an LPAR or on a physical server.
network object (XenServer)
Each XenServer host has one or more network objects, which are virtual Ethernet switches. Network objects have a name and description, a globally unique UUID, and a collection of virtual and physical network interfaces (VIFs and PIFs) connected to them. VM and host objects that are attached to a particular network object can send network packets to each other.
Networks without an association to a PIF are considered internal, and provide connectivity only between VMs on a XenServer host, with no connection to the outside world. Networks with a PIF association are considered external, and provide a bridge between VIFs and the PIF connected to the network.
non-global zone (Solaris)
A non-global zone provides a virtualized operating system environment in a single instance of the Solaris operating system. The Solaris Zones software partitioning technology virtualizes operating system services.
onTap
The onTap framework is a free service-oriented web application framework.
Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
The Open Virtualization Format (OVF) is a standard to specify and encapsulate all components of a multi-tier application and the operational policies and service levels that are associated with it.
P12 file
A P12 file is an archive file that stores a private key together with its certificate. A P12 file is used in Huawei GalaX environments.
physical block device, PBD (XenServer)
A physical block device (PBD) object represents an attachment between a host and a storage repository object. PBDs store the device configuration fields that are used to connect to and interact with a given storage target.
physical network interface, PIF (XenServer)
A physical network interface (PIF) object represents a physical network interface on a XenServer host. PIF objects have a name and description, a globally unique UUID, the parameters of the NIC they represent, and specify the network and server they are connected to. PIF objects abstract both physical interfaces and VLANs.
platform management module, PMM
A Platform Management Module (PMM) is a web service which is responsible for providing connection and operational support for the corresponding environment. Supported environments are for example: VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, IBM PowerVM, Solaris Zones, Cisco UCS, or Microsoft Cluster Service. A PMM manages connections with the servers of these environments, performs environment-related operations, retrieves data from the corresponding AIM, and populates the CA Virtual Assurance Management Database.
policy-based configuration
Policy-based configuration provides the ability to create agent configuration policy that you can deploy to sets of managed machines in one operation.
poll interval
The poll interval is the length of time between consecutive polls of a resource group.
POWER processors (LPAR)
POWER processors are RISC-based and used as the CPU in many of IBM servers, mini-computers, workstations, and supercomputers.
processor pools (LPAR)
A processor pool is a set of physical processors that can be shared across different logical partitions.
processor set, pset (Solaris)
Processor sets define disjoint groups of CPUs. Each processor set can contain zero or more processors. It is a resource element in the resource pools configuration.
project (Solaris)
A project defines a container associated with a host. It is an abstraction layer that helps to organize and manage the collection of physical system resources.
Projects are collections of tasks, which are collections of processes. A new task is started in a project when a new session is opened by a login, cron, newtask, setproject or su command. Each process belongs to only one task, and each task belongs to only one project.
Projects and tasks are the basic entities which are used to identify workloads in the Solaris 10 operating system. A project is associated with a set of users and a set of groups. Users and groups can run their processes in the context of a project they are a member of, but they can be members of more than one project. The project is the basic entity against which the usage of resources can be restricted. The task is the entity to which a process is associated and the project is associated with a set of tasks.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) is an enterprise virtualization product that is based on the KVM hypervisor.
regular expressions
Regular expressions are text patterns used for matching. Regular expressions are strings that include a mix of plain text and special characters to indicate the kind of matching required.
resource control (Solaris)
Resource control can be set up for Solaris Zones directly by defining bounds on the consumption of specific resources for a workload. A workload is an aggregation of all processes of an application or group of applications.
Resource controls are stored in the /etc/project file or in a zone's configuration through the zonecfg command described in zonecfg(1M).
resource pool (Solaris)
A resource pool defines a configuration mechanism for partitioning system resources. A resource pool is an association between resource groups which can be partitioned.
resource pool (VMware)
A resource pool defines partitions of physical computing and memory resources of a single host or a cluster. You can partition any resource pool into smaller resource pools to divide and assign resources to specific groups or for specific purposes. You can also hierarchically organize and nest resource pools.
resource pool master (XenServer)
A resource pool consists at least of one physical node, the resource pool master. Other physical nodes that join existing pools are described as members. Only the master node exposes an administration interface used by XenCenter and the CLI. The master forwards commands or requests from outside the pool to individual members as necessary.
resource pool, overcommitted (XenServer)
A resource pool comprises multiple XenServer host installations, bound together into a single managed entity that can host VMs. When combined with shared storage, a resource pool enables VMs to start on any XenServer host with sufficient memory and then move dynamically between XenServer hosts (XenMotion).
A resource pool is overcommitted if the VMs that currently run in the resource pool cannot be restarted elsewhere following a user-defined number of failures. XenServer dynamically maintains a failover plan for what to do if a set of hosts in a resource pool fail at any given time. The host failures to tolerate value defined as part of the high availability (HA) configuration determines the number of failures that is allowed without any loss of service. If a plan is not available, the pool is considered to be overcommitted. The plan is dynamically recalculated based on VM lifecycle operations and movement.
service profile
Set of configuration information about Cisco UCS hardware, including interfaces, fabric connectivity, and network and server identity.
shared memory (Solaris)
Shared memory defines the total amount of memory that can be used by the processes that run in a project.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the standard management protocol for the Internet. SNMP management applications and agents use the get request, set request, get-next request, get response, and trap PDUs to communicate with each other. MIBs, which keep track of network and system resources and applications, define the data they exchange.
SNMPv3
SNMPv3 is a protocol that has the following three levels of communication:
noAuthNoPriv: Mirrors SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 in that messages are accompanied by a username, which must be consistent between sender and receiver.
AuthNoPriv: Uses a consistent username and a password.
AuthPriv: Uses a username, password, and an encryption key that encrypts the body of the message.
Storage Area Network, SAN
A storage area network (SAN) is an architecture to connect remote computer storage devices to servers in such a way that the devices appear as locally connected to the operating system.
storage repository, SR (XenServer)
A storage repository (SR) describes a particular storage target, in which virtual disk images (VDIs) are stored. The interface to storage hardware allows VDIs to be supported on many SR types.
stringification
Stringification takes a sequence of characters and turns it into a proper JavaScript literal string.
task (Solaris)
A task represents a set of work over time. Each task is associated with one project.
template (XenServer)
Templates are VMs with the is_a_template parameter set to true. A template contains all the various configuration settings to instantiate a specific VM. XenServer ships with a base set of templates, which range from generic raw VMs that can boot an OS vendor installation CD or run an installation from a network repository to complete preconfigured OS instances.
With XenServer you can create VMs, configure them in standard forms for your particular needs, and save a copy of it as a template for future use in deployment.
time-sharing scheduler, TS (Solaris)
A time-sharing scheduler (TS) specifies a scheduler class that tries to provide every process with equal access to available CPUs. It allocates CPU time on a priority basis.
trap
A trap is an unsolicited message that an SNMP agent can send to one or more managers to notify management applications of agent and resource events. SNMP traps are generic (common to all types of SNMP agents) or enterprise-specific (unique to the agent that sends it).
UCS
See Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS).
UCS Manager
Software module that manages UCS hardware (switches, chassis, and blades).
universally unique identifier, UUID
A universally unique identifier, UUID is an identifier standard that is used in distributed systems to identify information uniquely. Labeling information with UUID limits identifiers conflicts when information is stored in a single database.
vApp (VMware)
A vApp is a specific resource pool which treats a collection of VMs as a single unit. vApp uses the Open Virtualization Format. The Open Virtualization Format (OVF) is a standard to specify and encapsulate all components of a multi-tier application and the operational policies and service levels that are associated with it. CA Virtual Assurance can perform operations on a vApp. An operation on a vApp is propagated to all VMs in the vApp.
vCenter Server (VMware)
VMware vCenter Server provides the central point of control for configuring, provisioning, and managing a virtual vSphere environment. vCenter Server runs as a service on Microsoft Windows Servers and Linux Servers.
vCenter Server Agent (VMware)
The VMware vCenter Server Agent connects ESX Servers with a vCenter Server.
vCenter Server Database (VMware)
The VMware vCenter Server Database stores persistent information about the physical servers, resource pools, datacenters, and virtual machines managed by the VirtualCenter.
vCloud Director (VMware)
VMware vCloud Director lets you build secure, multitenant clouds by pooling virtual infrastructure resources into virtual datacenters and exposing them to users.
vCloud Director resources depend on underlying vSphere resources such as CPU, memory, storage, or vNetwork Distributed Switches to run virtual machines. You can use these underlying vSphere resources to create virtual machines and vApps in vCloud.
vCloud Organization (VMware)
A vCloud Organization is a unit of administration that represents a collection of users, groups, and computing resources. Associated virtual datacenters provide the required computing resources. After users authenticate at the organization level, they can create, use, and manage virtual machines or vApps.
virtual block device, VBD (XenServer)
A virtual block device (VBD) object represents an attachment between a virtual machine (VM) and a virtual disk image (VDI). When a VM is booted, its VBD objects are queried to determine which disk images should be attached.
virtual datacenter, vDC (VMware)
A virtual datacenter (vDC) provides virtual computing resources to a vCloud organization. You can provision, run, and store virtual systems in a virtual datacenter. A vCloud organization can have multiple virtual datacenters.
virtual disk (VMware)
A virtual disk defines the disk drive in a virtual guest operating system. A virtual disk is a specific file or a set of files that reside on the local host or on a remote file system. It behaves like a physical disk drive in an operating system.
virtual disk image, VDI (XenServer)
A virtual disk image (VDI) is an on-disk representation of a virtual disk provided to a VM. VDIs are the fundamental units of virtualized storage in XenServer.
Virtual I/O Server, VIOS (LPAR)
A Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) is a special logical partition that is configured to own all physical I/O resources and provides its virtualization capabilities to other LPARs. LPARs access disk, network, and optical devices through the Virtual I/O Servers as virtual devices. Each PowerVM system with virtualized input output devices has one or more Virtual I/O Servers.
virtual local area networks, VLAN (XenServer)
Virtual local area networks (VLANs) allow a single physical network to support multiple logical networks. To use VLANs with XenServer, the host's NIC must be connected to a VLAN trunk port.
virtual machine hardware version 7 (VMware)
Virtual Machine Hardware Version 7, specifies a virtual hardware generation from VMware and is the default for VMs created with vSphere. It supports hot plug, for example, for CPU and memory. If hot plug is enabled in the VM, CA Virtual Assurance supports hot plug for CPU and memory as well.
Note: For information about VMware Virtual Machine Hardware Version 7, see the VMware documentation.
virtual machine, VM (VMware)
A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based computer that runs an operating system and applications like a physical computer. A virtual machine consumes resources dynamically on its physical host, depending on its workload. Because virtual machines are flexible computing units, their deployment comprises a wide range of environments like datacenters, clusters, cloud computing, test environments, desktops, or laptops. Their primary strength lies in datacenters, where they are used for server consolidation, workload optimization, and energy efficiency.
virtual machine, VM (XenServer)
A virtual machine (VM) specifies virtualized x86 environments in which guest operating systems and applications can run. VMs are created from templates. A template contains all the various configuration settings to instantiate a specific VM.
XenServer provides a base set of templates, which range from generic raw VMs that can boot an OS vendor installation CD or run an installation from a network repository to complete preconfigured OS instances. XenServer supports Linux and Windows guest operating systems.
virtual network interface, VIF (XenServer)
A virtual network interface (VIF) object represents an attachment between a VM and a network object. VIF objects have a name and description, a globally unique UUID, and specify the network and VM they are connected to. When a VM is booted, its VIF objects are queried to determine which network devices it must create.
virtual NIC (VMware)
A virtual NIC is a virtual Ethernet adapter on a virtual machine. The guest operating system communicates with the virtual Ethernet adapter through a device driver as if the virtual Ethernet adapter was a physical Ethernet adapter. The virtual Ethernet adapter has its own MAC address, one or more IP addresses, and responds to the standard Ethernet protocol like a physical NIC.
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a private local network for a Huawei SingleCLOUD user with several virtual machines and associated virtual disks.
virtual switch (VMware)
A virtual switch works like a physical switch. Each ESX Server has its own virtual switches that connect to virtual machines through port groups. These virtual switches also have uplink connections to the physical Ethernet adapters on the ESX server. Virtual machines communicate with the outside world through physical Ethernet adapters connected to virtual switch uplinks.
vNetwork Distributed Switch, vDS (VMware)
A VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch abstracts the configuration of virtual switches from the host to the datacenter level. A vNetwork Distributed Switch operates as a single virtual switch that spans across all hosts in a datacenter which are associated with that switch. vNetwork Distributed Switches consist of distributed port groups which are similarly configured to port groups on standard switches, but extend across multiple hosts. These properties allow virtual machines to maintain a consistent network configuration as they migrate among multiple hosts.
Like a vNetwork Standard Switch, each vNetwork Distributed Switch is a network hub that VMs can use. A vNetwork Distributed Switch can forward traffic internally between VMs or link to an external network by connecting to physical NICs (uplink adapters). For further details, see the vNetwork Distributed Switches documentation at http://pubs.vmware.com.
CA Virtual Assurance VM provisioning supports VMware vNetwork Distributed Switches and Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches. You can manage Virtual Distributed Switches through the vNetwork panel, AutoShell, or CLI commands.
vNetwork Standard Switch, vSwitch (VMware)
CA Virtual Assurance manages policies and properties of standard vSwitches which are abstracted network devices. A VMware vNetwork Standard Switch (vSwitch) operates on a single host and virtual machines on that host can be attached to the standard switch.
A vSwitch can route traffic internally between VMs and link to external networks. vSwitches combine the bandwidth of multiple network adapters and balance communications traffic among them. A vSwitch can handle physical NIC failover.
XenCenter (XenServer)
XenCenter is a Windows client application to manage a XenServer environment. It must be installed on a remote Windows computer that can connect to the XenServer hosts through the network, but it cannot run on the same system as the XenServer host.
XenMotion (XenServer)
XenMotion provides the ability of live migration of VMs within a resource pool.
XenServer host (XenServer)
A XenServer host object represents a physical host on which XenServer and its VMs run. A XenServer host can be a stand-alone host or associated with a XenServer pool.
zone (Solaris)
Solaris Zones define a virtualized operating system environment that you can set up for Solaris 10 systems. Zones virtualize operating system services and provide an isolated, secure environment for applications. Each Solaris system contains a global zone that is the default zone for the system. For example, you can create, delete, modify, halt, or reboot non-global zones.
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