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NovaScale Master 5.1 Server Add-ons - Installation and Administrator's Guide
Level 0: Root
Level 1: Virtual Manager
Level 3: natif OS
Level 2: Virtual Platform
Level 3: VM host
Figure 3-4. Virtual Managers view
Under the root node, the first node is the Virtual Manager that administrates the Virtual
Platform. The Virtual Platform contains the native host and the VM hosts.
When you select a node, information about the elements are displayed in the Application
pane.
Figure 3-5. Virtual Manager information pane
3.3.2 NSMasterVMwareESX for ”VMware ESX” Management
3.3.2.1 Overview
The VMware ESX server is a virtualization layer that abstracts processor, memory, storage
and networking resources into multiple virtual machines.
The VMwareESX Add-On provides functional links to manage the virtual machines hosted
by the ESX server.
Note: The link is functional only with the version 3 of the ESX server.