MAU (mau) Resource

The mau resource is any LDoms-supported cryptographic unit on an LDoms-supported server. Currently, the two cryptographic units supported are the Modular Arithmetic Unit (MAU) and the Control Word Queue (CWQ).

Example 12–8 Example mau XML

<Envelope>
  <References/>
  <Content xsi:type="ovf:VirtualSystem_Type" id="ldg1">
    <Section xsi:type="ovf:VirtualHardwareSection_Type">
      <Item>
        <rasd:OtherResourceType>mau</rasd:OtherResourceType>
        <rasd:AllocationUnits>1</rasd:AllocationUnits>
      </Item>
    </Section>
  </Content>
</Envelope>

A mau resource is always contained within a <Content> section. The only property is the <rasd:AllocationUnits> tag, which signifies the number of MAUs or other cryptographic units.