Virtual Machine

Since data can be distributed across several databases, the exact location of data storage has to be specified: databases are linked to objects of type Virtual Machine and virtual machines are linked to objects of type Network.

The Predict object virtual machine identifies the hardware and operating system environment of a database.

See the section Adabas Vista in the Predict and Other Systems documentation for a complete description of how to define distributed data structures with Predict.

In the predefined Predict metastructure, a virtual machine can have passive and active associations of the following types:

Valid passive association:	"Belongs to VM" (mandatory, default parent)
Valid active association:	"Contains DA"

Note:
Links between networks, virtual machines and databases are established with the parameters "Belongs to NW" and "Belongs to VM", and not with active/passive associations.

This document covers the following topics:

Virtual Machine Maintenance Menu
Add a Virtual Machine Screen
Virtual Machine Retrieval

Virtual Machine Maintenance Menu

The Virtual Machine Maintenance menu is called with function code M and object code VM in a Predict main menu or the command MAINTAIN VIRTUALMACHINE.

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Plan   0            - (VM) Virtual machine Maintenance -           Profile SYS

 Function                              Function

 A  Add a Virtual machine              D  Display Virtual machine
 C  Copy Virtual machine               L  Link children
 M  Modify Virtual machine             S  Select Virtual machine from list
 N  Rename Virtual machine             
 P  Purge Virtual machine              


Function ..............

Virtual machine ID ....                                  Attributes....*
Copy ID ...............
Belongs to NW .........

Restrictions .........*   Profile SYS,used              Association ...*

Command ===>

Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
      Help  Next  Stop  Last  LnkEl Flip  Print Impl  AdmFi SelFi Prof  Main

Note:
Parameters not listed here are described under Global Attributes.

Parameters
Function	Standard maintenance functions are described in the section Maintenance in the Predict Reference documentation.
Belongs to NW	ID of the network containing the virtual machine.

Add a Virtual Machine Screen

The screen is displayed for the Add a Virtual Machine function. The Copy and Modify screens are similar.

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                         - Add a Virtual machine -
Virtual machine . SYS-VM
Belongs to NW ..*
Keys ..                                                               Zoom: N

Attributes
 Operating system ..*
 Abstract    Zoom: N

Note:
Parameters not listed here are described under Global Attributes.

Parameters
Virtual machine	The ID of the virtual machine.
Belongs to NW	The ID of the network containing the virtual machine.
Operating system	Enter * (asterisk) for a list of valid values.

Virtual Machine Retrieval

Virtual Machine Specific Retrieval Parameters

" Belongs to NW" - only virtual machines related to the network will be included in the report.

Layout of Virtual Machine Lists

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                           - List Virtual machine -


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Cnt  Virtual machine ID               Operating system

   1 ARH-VM2
   2 ARH-VM4                          MVS
   3 BOE-TEST-1
   4 BOE-VM
   5 BOE-VM-01
   6 BOE-VM01                         MVS/XA

Meaning of Columns
Operating system	Operating system type of the virtual machine.

Output Options for Virtual Machine Retrieval

The output options valid for this object type are identical to those for object type dataspace. See Output Options for Dataspace Retrieval.