Monitoring Virtual Machines with Aruba Networks (HPE)

To integrate Virtual Machines and Aruba Networks (HPE) with your monitoring system, please reach out to MetricFire. Book a demo with the MetricFire team to discuss integrating Virtual Machines and Aruba Networks (HPE) and how that can support your monitoring system.

A virtual machine is the process of creating a computer within a computer. It is a virtualization or emulation of a computer system. A virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, network interface, and storage. This is created on a physical hardware system, and is located in a different location. This can be off-premise, or on-premise. As VM’s provide functionality of a physical computer, they are often implemented with specialized hardware, software, or a combination of the two. These physical machines are known as “hosts”. Hosts use a hypervisor which is used to relocate compute resources (like CPU and memory) between “guest” machines/computers. 

These Virtual Machines allow for multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same computer. There are 2 common types of virtual machines, System virtual machines (also known as full virtualization VMs), and Process virtual machines. The former provides a substitute for a real machine/computer, while the later are able to execute computer programs in a platform-independent environment.

Aruba Networks is a networking company and a subsidiary of HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprises). Aruba was established in 2002, and it was announced in 2015 that HPE would go ahead with the acquisition. Aruba has over 7000 employees in 7 regions worldwide. They offer many networking products much like the other big networking companies.

They are an industry leader in wired, wireless and security networking solutions. Aruba’s unified mobility networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. This securely delivers the enterprise network to users, whether they work or roam.

To integrate Virtual Machines and Aruba Networks (HPE) with your monitoring system, sign up for a free trial with MetricFire. Talk with the MetricFire team about how to integrate Virtual Machines and Aruba Networks (HPE) and get Virtual Machines and Aruba Networks (HPE) interacting with your MetricFire dashboards directly.

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