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Using VirtualCenter Topology Maps

Using VirtualCenter Topology Maps

The new Maps feature of VirtualCenter is a great tool for quickly infrastructure. Topology maps graphically represent the relationship that exists between different types of objects in the virtual infrastructure. The maps can display any of the following relationships:

? Host to Virtual Machine

? Host to Network

? Host to Datastore

? Virtual Machine to Network

? Virtual Machine to Datastore

In addition to defining the relationships to display, you can include or exclude specific objects from the inventory. Perhaps you are only interested in the relationship that exists between the virtual machines and the networks that are on a single host. In this case, you can exclude all other hosts from the list of relationships by deselecting their icons in the VirtualCenter inventory. Figure 5.33 shows a series of topology maps that defines the relationships for a set of objects in the VirtualCenter inventory. For historical purposes or further analysis, topology maps can be saved as JPG, BMP, or EMF file formats.

Figure 5.33 VirtualCenter's Maps feature is a flexible, graphical utility that helps identify the relationships that exist between the various objects in the virtual infrastructure.

 Topology maps are available by clicking the Maps button on the VirtualCenter menu or by selecting an inventory object and then selecting the Maps tab. Figure 5.33 showed the Maps feature from the VirtualCenter menu while Figure 5.34 shows the Maps tab available for each inventory object. In either case the depth of the relationship can be identified by enabling or disabling options in the list of relationships.

Figure 5.34 The Maps tab for inventory objects limits the scope of the map to the selected object.

The Maps button on the menu allows for the scope of the relationship to be edited by enabling and disabling objects in the VirtualCenter inventory. By selecting an inventory object and then viewing the topology map the focus is limited to just that object.

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