USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING A DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL SWITCH
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for a virtualized computing environment including a plurality of host computers, each having one or more virtual machines running therein and configured with a distributed virtual switch for managing network resources associated with the one or more virtual machines, said graphical user interface comprising:
- a first section for organizing the one or more virtual machines running on the plurality of host computers;
a second section for organizing one or more physical network adapters included in the plurality of host computers into one or more uplink port groups that each define a set of physical network adapters that provide physical network resources for a set of virtual machines; and
a third section corresponding to the distributed virtual switch that illustrates logical connections between the one or more virtual machines and the one or more uplink port groups.
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Abstract
A user interface for managing allocations of network resources in a virtualized computing environment provides a graphical overview of the virtual computing environment that allows the user to visualize the virtual network, including the connections between the virtual network adapters and the uplink port groups that provide physical network resources for the virtual machines included in the virtualized computing environment. The user interface also provides graphical elements that allow the user to modify the virtual network, to migrate virtual machines from individual virtual switches to a distributed virtual switch, and/or to modify the arrangement of physical network adapters that provide network backing for the virtual machines. By providing these features, the user interface according to one or more embodiments of the present invention can allow the user to efficiently and safely manage the virtual network in the virtual computing environment.
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1. A graphical user interface for a virtualized computing environment including a plurality of host computers, each having one or more virtual machines running therein and configured with a distributed virtual switch for managing network resources associated with the one or more virtual machines, said graphical user interface comprising:
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a first section for organizing the one or more virtual machines running on the plurality of host computers; a second section for organizing one or more physical network adapters included in the plurality of host computers into one or more uplink port groups that each define a set of physical network adapters that provide physical network resources for a set of virtual machines; and a third section corresponding to the distributed virtual switch that illustrates logical connections between the one or more virtual machines and the one or more uplink port groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed in a computing device, enable a graphical user interface to be displayed, wherein the graphical user interface is for a virtualized computing environment including a plurality of host computers, each having one or more virtual machines running therein and configured with a distributed virtual switch for managing network resources associated with the one or more virtual machines, said graphical user interface comprising:
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a first section for organizing the one or more virtual machines running on the plurality of host computers; a second section for organizing one or more physical network adapters included in the plurality of host computers into one or more uplink port groups that each define a set of physical network adapters that provide physical network resources for a set of virtual machines; and a third section corresponding to the distributed virtual switch that illustrates logical connections between the one or more virtual machines and the one or more uplink port groups. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for configuring a virtualized computing environment including a plurality of host computers, each having one or more virtual machines running therein and configured with a distributed virtual switch for managing network resources associated with the one or more virtual machines, said method comprising:
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designating one or more uplink port groups to be associated with the distributed virtual switch, wherein each of the one or more uplink port groups provides physical network resources for a set of virtual machines; designating one or more physical network adapters included in the plurality of host computers to be associated with each of the one or more uplink port groups; and establishing a logical connection between one or more virtual machines executing on the plurality of host computers and the one or more uplink port groups. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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