View VM Host work area

The View VM Host work area is accessible under Main Menu > VM Management. Then, select a host entity from the VM Entities list to display the View VM Host work area (the VM Info tab is the default selection).

Note:

The general layout of the View VM Guest work area does not change, regardless of the action that is currently in progress.

The top of the host screen shows the identification information for this host. Host can be described by Enclosure/Bay or RMS name. The following VM host identification information is displayed on this work area:

• Host name
• Enclosure (if known and applicable)
• Bay (if known and applicable)
• RMS name (if known and applicable)

Use the Tasks button on the toolbar to monitor tasks for actions initiated from the selected work area that are being executed in the background.

Elements

The following tabs are displayed in this work area:

Tab	Description	Contents
VM Info	This tab contains data specifically pertaining to the configuration of the VM Host.	Guests index card Lists guests and their power status. Bridges index card Lists available bridges that the guest can choose from. Storage Pools index card Lists available storage pools. Memory index card Lists the following: Amount of memory utilized by the host and all guests Amount of memory installed and available on the host (only available on newer TVOE host systems) Note: For Platform 6.0 and earlier hosts, only the guest memory is displayed. If editing a guest on a Platform 6.5 or later host, the edit will fail if the memory is exceeded. When adding a guest on a Platform 6.5 or later host, the create will fail if the memory is exceeded.
Software	This tab enables you to view information specific to the software that is running on the host. This includes the data found on the Enclosure/Bay or RMS screen's Software tab.	Operating System Details index card Provides detailed information about the operating system installed on a host. The operating system must provide this data; otherwise, the data is left blank. Application Details index card Provides detailed information about the application installed on a host. The application must provide this data; otherwise, the data is left blank.
Network	This tab enables you to view the Network Interfaces list of the host. This includes the data found on the Enclosure/Bay or RMS screen's Network tab.	Network Interfaces index card Provides detailed information on the network interfaces.
Media	This tab shows media on the host that is available to attach to guests. No action may be performed.	Label The ISO 9660 label on the media. Image Path The device path to the ISO image (for example, filepath to an ISO image on a device or on a local filesystem). The list of media is retrieved from tpdProvd.

Buttons

The following button is available from the View VM Host work area:

• Create Guest

The only action that can be performed on a VM Host is to create a VM guest. Click Create Guest to open the Create VM Guest page with the Host field pre-populated to the name/IP address of the host that was being viewed.

To complete this action, fill out the required fields, and click Create Guest.

See Create VM Guest work area for more information about import profile.