Virtualization Remote Server; Virtualization And Hyper-V - Entrust nShield Solo Install Manual

Chapter 12. Virtualization Remote Server

12. Virtualization Remote Server

Virtualization provides an environment where multiple operating systems can run
at the same time on one physical computer. Each virtual machine is an isolated,
virtualized computer system that can run its own operating system.
The nShield Solo XC is compatible with the leading server virtualization and
hypervisor management platforms, including:
• Microsoft Hyper-V, a role in Windows Server used to create and manage a
virtualized server computing environment
• VMware vSphere / ESXi, a robust, bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly
onto your physical server.
All vSphere management functions are performed through remote
management tools.
• Citrix XenServer - includes the XenCenter management console.
PCI passthrough is configured using the XenCenter software with command
line tools and utilities. PCI passthrough allows a VM client direct access to the
nShield Solo XC.
The operating system that runs within a virtual machine is
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referred to as a guest operating system.
nShield software includes the nShield hardserver applications. These applications
enable applications running on multiple virtual guest operating systems to all
share nShield Solo XC hardware.
Hardserver processing services can be shared among multiple virtual operating
system instances as long as each instance has hardserver installed. Inside of the
operating system, hardservers can communicate with other hardservers.

12.1. Virtualization and Hyper-V

The host hardserver is configured to run on the Parent/Dom0 operating system.
The Parent/Dom0 operating system has privileged access to the Solo XC
hardware over the PCI bus.
Instead of using a physical network for communication between the VM guest
instances running on the same physical system, most hypervisors provide the
capability to instantiate some form of virtual switch which allows the network
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