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Glossary CMS HP SIM Central Management Server. guest operating system A reference to a distinct operating system instance running in a virtual machine. host operating system A reference to the operating system that is the foundation for a virtual machine. HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack A multiserver deployment tool that enables IT administrators to easily configure and deploy large volumes of servers in an unattended, automated fashion. HP ProLiant An operating system-specific bundle of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management Support Pack (PSP) agents. Each PSP includes setup and software maintenance tools designed to provide an efficient way to install, upgrade, and manage system software. HP SIM HP Systems Insight Manager. hypervisor In virtualization technology, hypervisor is a software program that manages multiple operating systems (or multiple instances of the same operating system) on a single computer system. The hypervisor manages the system's processor, memory, and other resources to allocate what each operating system requires. Integrated Lights Out (iLO) An embedded server management technology that makes it possible to perform management activities on an HP server from a remote location. legacy operating An older operating system, often incompatible with current hardware. Virtual machines permit systems legacy operating system to run on new hardware. Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Microsoft host operating system that provides a virtual machine solution. physical-to-ProLiant migration (P2P) Migration of a physical machine to an HP ProLiant server. This process enables you to migrate older servers with your system settings to faster servers. physical-to-virtual migration (P2V) Migration of a physical machine to a virtual machine guest within a Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 or VMware virtual machine host. SMP HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant. total estimated The total volume, consisting of several disks plus configuration files. transport volume virtual machine (VM) The emulation of a complete hardware system from processor to network card in a self contained, isolated software environment, enabling the simultaneous operation of otherwise incompatible systems. virtual-to-ProLiant migration (V2P) Migration of a virtual machine guest to a ProLiant machine. virtual-to-virtual migration (V2V) Migration of a virtual machine guest between virtualization layers, including Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and VMware Server. virtualization A method of grouping computing resources together that allows them to be accessed in ways that provide benefits over the original configuration. Virtualized resources generally improve computing power and data storage. VMware Server VMware Windows or Linux-based host operating system that provides a virtual machine solution. 141

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Glossary
CMS
HP SIM Central Management Server.
guest operating
system
A reference to a distinct operating system instance running in a virtual machine.
host operating
system
A reference to the operating system that is the foundation for a virtual machine.
HP ProLiant
Essentials Rapid
Deployment Pack
A multiserver deployment tool that enables IT administrators to easily configure and deploy large
volumes of servers in an unattended, automated fashion.
HP ProLiant
Support Pack (PSP)
An operating system-specific bundle of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management
agents. Each PSP includes setup and software maintenance tools designed to provide an efficient
way to install, upgrade, and manage system software.
HP SIM
HP Systems Insight Manager.
hypervisor
In virtualization technology, hypervisor is a software program that manages multiple operating
systems (or multiple instances of the same operating system) on a single computer system. The
hypervisor manages the system's processor, memory, and other resources to allocate what each
operating system requires.
Integrated Lights
Out (iLO)
An embedded server management technology that makes it possible to perform management
activities on an HP server from a remote location.
legacy operating
systems
An older operating system, often incompatible with current hardware. Virtual machines permit
legacy operating system to run on new hardware.
Microsoft Virtual
Server 2005
Microsoft host operating system that provides a virtual machine solution.
physical-to-ProLiant migration (P2P)
Migration of a physical machine to an HP ProLiant server. This process enables you to migrate
older servers with your system settings to faster servers.
physical-to-virtual migration (P2V)
Migration of a physical machine to a virtual machine guest within a Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
or VMware virtual machine host.
SMP
HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant.
total estimated
transport volume
The total volume, consisting of several disks plus configuration files.
virtual machine
(VM)
The emulation of a complete hardware system from processor to network card in a self contained,
isolated software environment, enabling the simultaneous operation of otherwise incompatible
systems.
virtual-to-ProLiant migration (V2P)
Migration of a virtual machine guest to a ProLiant machine.
virtual-to-virtual
migration (V2V)
Migration of a virtual machine guest between virtualization layers, including Microsoft Virtual
Server 2005 and VMware Server.
virtualization
A method of grouping computing resources together that allows them to be accessed in ways
that provide benefits over the original configuration. Virtualized resources generally improve
computing power and data storage.
VMware Server
VMware Windows or Linux-based host operating system that provides a virtual machine solution.
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