Managing Vm Host Servers; Understanding Vm Host Servers; Viewing And Editing Host Server Details - Novell PLATESPIN ORCHESTRATE 2.0.2 - VM CLIENT GUIDE AND REFERENCE 06-17-2009 Client Manual

Managing VM Host Servers

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You can do the following with VM host servers:
Section 4.1, "Understanding VM Host Servers," on page 55
Section 4.2, "Viewing and Editing Host Server Details," on page 55
Section 4.3, "Using Feedback to Manage Host Servers," on page 64
Section 4.4, "Accessing a Host Server's Console," on page 64
Section 4.5, "Resynchronizing a Host Server's State," on page 65

4.1 Understanding VM Host Servers

VM host servers are generally separate machines from the Orchestrate Server, because the
Orchestrate Server is highly utilized by the Orchestrate functions. Host servers' main function is to
manage and run virtual machines, which can also create high utilization.
VM host servers provide the capability to run virtual machines in their RAM. They are also used to
store and manage VM files and templates in their local or shared repositories.
Machines must have the following installed on them to qualify as VM host servers:
The Xen kernel, Hyper-V, or VMware VCenter, which provides the hypervisor capability
The Orchestrate Agent, which provides access to the Orchestrate Server in order to work with
VMs in the virtualization grid
For more information on setting up VM host servers, see
page 20.

4.2 Viewing and Editing Host Server Details

Review the following sections for information on the details views:
Section 4.2.1, "Accessing Host Server Details," on page 56
Section 4.2.2, "Using the Details Tabs," on page 56
Section 2.3, "Registering VM Hosts," on
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