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VMware, Inc. provides virtualization infrastructure software solutions and related support and services for worldwide market.
A packaging format for virtual machines that allows virtual machine templates to be distributed, customized, and instantiated on any OVA supporting VMM.
Industry:Software
A distribution format for virtual appliances that uses existing packaging tools to combine one or more virtual machines with a standards-based XML wrapper. OVF gives the virtualization platform a portable package containing all required installation and configuration parameters for virtual machines. This format allows any virtualization platform that implements the standard to correctly instal and run virtual machines.
Industry:Software
An installable bundle for distribution to end users. The package might include one or more virtual machines and an application used to run virtual machines.
Industry:Software
A component of an operating system that provides virtual memory for the system. Recently used pages of memory are swapped out to this area on the disc to make room in physical memory (RAM) for newer memory pages. Also called a swap file. See also virtual memory.
Industry:Software
Free virtual machines that are intended to demonstrate the Virtual Machine Interface (VMI) for virtual machine hypervisors. See also hypervisor.
Industry:Software
A device designed with specific awareness that it is running in a virtualized environment.
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(1) The source virtual machine from which you take a snapshot or make a clone. If you delete the parent virtual machine, any snapshot becomes permanently disabled. (2) In a VMware vSphere inventory, the managed entity that immediately encloses a given entity (considered the child entity). See also full clone, linked clone, snapshot, template.
Industry:Software
In VMware Infrastructure 3, a unique code identifying orders placed through VMware partners. If you purchased VMware Infrastructure 3 from a VMware partner, use this code to register your purchase and obtain a licence activation code.
Industry:Software
In VMware Infrastructure 3, a self-service Web portal used to register a purchase made from a VMware partners. The code lets you register your purchase and obtain a licence activation code.
Industry:Software
In the VMware vSphere SDK, information collected about an entity (such as a host or virtual machine). Counter information includes the group to which the counter belongs (for example, memory), counter ID, counter name, key, statistic type, rollup type, and the kind of entity for which the counter is reported. CPU usage is an example of a performance counter.
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