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anomaly

Software; Virtualization

In Capacity Planner, an indicator that server performance is significantly different from the industry performance averages of like servers. Capacity Planner notes an anomaly when ...

append mode

Software; Virtualization

In ESX Server 2.x, a disk mode in which software running in the virtual machine appears to write changes to the disk. Changes are stored in a temporary .REDO file. If a system ...

array-based replication

Software; Virtualization

Replication of a virtual machine that is managed and executed by the storage subsystem rather than from inside the virtual machine, the vmkernel, or the service console.

authorization role

Software; Virtualization

A set of privileges grouped for convenient identification under names such as Administrator.

bridged networking

Software; Virtualization

In hosted products, a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host’s physical network. With bridged networking, a virtual machine appears to be an additional ...

child

Software; Virtualization

A managed entity grouped by a folder object or another managed entity.

clone

Software; Virtualization

(n.) A duplicate of a virtual machine. (v.) To make a copy of a virtual machine. Hosted products distinguish between full clones and linked clones. See also full clone, linked ...