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Virtualization
Of or relating to many techniques, methods, or approaches in order to make a virtual version of something.
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shared storage
Software; Virtualization
Amount of used storage minus the not-shared storage. Applies to virtual machines that can share storage with any other virtual machine, including linked clones.
server
Software; Virtualization
(1) A system capable of managing and running virtual machines. (2) A process capable of accepting and running instructions from another process.
server-based licensing
Software; Virtualization
In VMware Infrastructure 3, a mode of licensing VMware software in which all license keys are administered by a license server, which manages a central license pool. Feature entitlement is checked ...
service console
Software; Virtualization
The command-line interface for an ESX server system that enables administrators to configure the system. The service console is installed as the first component and used to bootstrap the ESX server ...
revert to snapshot
Software; Virtualization
To restore the status of the active virtual machine to its immediate parent snapshot. See also Go to snapshot, Snapshot Manager.
role
Software; Virtualization
A defined set of privileges that can be assigned to users and groups to control access to VMware vSphere objects.
scheduled task
Software; Virtualization
In vCenter Server, an activity that is configured to occur at designated times. In VMware Converter, scheduled tasks consist of migrations and configurations of virtual machines.
