Virtualization

The Virtualization view shows you the following details about the selected item in your virtualization inventory:

• Cluster - Number of hosts and processors in the cluster, CPU and memory resources available in the cluster, and resource allocation settings.
• Datacenter - Datacenter name, technology, and the VS managing it.
• Folder - Folder name, and the VS it resides on.
• Host - Hypervisor name, VS it is running on, CPU and memory usage, virtual networks.
• Host Groups – In SCVMM, containers you can create to group a set of virtual machine hosts for easier management. Host groups are hierarchical and can contain other host groups.
• Projects – A project is a logical grouping of users that defines quotas and access to VM images.
• Resource Pool – In VMware, a way to divide the resources of a host or a cluster into smaller pools. A resource pool contains a set of CPU and memory resources that all the VMs running in the resource pool share. Resource pools provide the ability to balance workloads across the resource pool.
• Virtual Machine (VM) - VM name, VS it is being managed by, host it is running on, CPU and memory information, guest OS, power state, how it was created, virtual networks.
• VM Template – A specification for a virtual machine. You can create a virtual machine from a VM template and you can create a VM templates from a virtual machine. A VM template typically includes an OS Build Plan for installing an operating system, patch policies that specify patches to be installed, software policies that specify software to be installed, application configurations that specify how the software should be configured, audit policies that specify rules that define compliance, and the SA agent for managing the virtual machine. VM templates allow you to control what type of virtual machines get created and they allow you to keep your virtual machines in compliance.
• Virtualization Service - VS name, VS vendor, VS version, IP address, port number, and administrative user.

For more information on managing virtual machines, hypervisors, and virtualization services, see "Virtualization management" in the SA 10.51 Use section. For a list of icons and their meanings, see Server status icons.

• Solaris Zones — Device Explorer
• VMware ESX — Device Explorer
• Windows Hyper-V — Device Explorer

Solaris Zones — Device Explorer

You can use the Device Explorer to view a Solaris global zone hypervisor and local zone server information. A global zone or local zone as seen through the Device Explorer looks nearly the same as a regular physical server, except that it has an extra property named “Virtualization,” which provides the following information:

• Hypervisors: When you view a Solaris global zone hypervisor in the Device Explorer, the Virtualization view shows all hosted local zones. From here, you can also stop and start the local zones.
• Solaris Local Zones: When you view a Solaris local zone in the Device Explorer, the Virtualization view indicates the name of its hypervisor, its reserved CPU shares, and virtual hardware information.

VMware ESX — Device Explorer

You can use the Device Explorer to view a VMware vCenter Server (virtualization service), a VMware ESX hypervisor’s server information, and VM (virtual machine) information. A VM as seen through the Device Explorer looks nearly the same as a regular physical server, except that it has an extra property named “Virtualization,” which provides the following information:

• Virtualization Service: For servers hosting a VMware vCenter Server or OpenStack, the Device Explorer gives the vCenter or OpenStack version, IP address, port number, user name, and other information about the server.
• Hypervisors: For servers hosting a VMware ESX hypervisor, the Device Explorer shows the virtualization service hosting the server, the connection state of the server, the virtual networks attached to the server, the datastores attached to the server, and other information about the server.
• VMware VMs: When you view a VMware VM in the Device Explorer, the Virtualization view shows you the hypervisor hosting the VM, the virtualization service managing the hypervisor, the VMs genealogy - how it was created, the VMs memory and CPU allocations, its virtual network configuration, its storage configuration, and other information about the VM.

Windows Hyper-V — Device Explorer

You can use the Device Explorer to view a Windows Hyper-V partition or a hypervisor’s server information. A partition, as seen through the Device Explorer, looks nearly the same as a regular physical server, except that it has an extra property named “Virtualization,” which provides the following information:

• Virtualization Service: For servers hosting a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager or OpenStack, the Device Explorer gives the SCVMM version, IP address, port number, user name, and other information about the server.
• Hypervisors: For servers hosting a Windows Hyper-V hypervisor, the Device Explorer shows the virtualization service hosting the server, the connection state of the server, memory information, the virtual networks attached to the server, and other information about the server.
• Windows Hyper-V VM: When you view a Windows VM in the Device Explorer, the Virtualization view shows you the Hyper-V hypervisor hosting the VM, the virtualization service managing the hypervisor, the VMs genealogy - how it was created, the VMs memory and CPU allocations, the power state, its virtual network configuration, its storage configuration, and other information about the VM.