Does the HP VMM includes the Vitrual Center's Functions

[zhangfred_vm]

Hi Friends,

Does the HP VMM includes the Vitrual Center's Functions?

[MR-T]

I think you'll find the VMM hooks into VC and runs the API's. So you've got the ability to perform operations such as VMotion.

Yes, is the answer.

[Nicke]

As Mr-T says, it hooks in to VCMS and to be perfectly clear you cannot perform functions such as vmotion just using HP VMM, you do need VirtualCenter in the background.

/Nicke

[zhangfred_vm]

Thanks another questions is : If I had installed the HP SIM, does I need to install the VMWare Virtual center Server?

[MR-T]

If you're just monitoring the HP hardware then no, you don't need VirtualCenter.

Once you start using the VMM part, you'll need VirtualCenter.

[eliot]

so why would i want to install/learn/use another tool that just calls VC?

[MR-T]

Because VMM can monitor the hardware and respond to predictive hardware failures.

Imagine you've got a host who's disk is about to fail, wouldn't it be nice to know that VMM could migrate away the virtual machines.

[eliot]

Because VMM can monitor the hardware and respond to

predictive hardware failures.

Imagine you've got a host who's disk is about to

fail, wouldn't it be nice to know that VMM could

migrate away the virtual machines.

Yes it would - but does it do that?